benedick Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
    benedict.

WordNet


Ben"e*dict, Ben"e*dick noun (Also<
  • Benedict
  • Benedick
)
Etymology
From Benedick, one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of "Much Ado about Nothing."
Definitions
  1. A married man, or a man newly married.
Ben"e*dict adjective
Etymology
L. benedictus, p. p. of benedicere to bless. See Benison, and cf. Bennet.
Definitions
  1. Having mild and salubrious qualities. Obs. Bacon.

Webster 1913