Category:Benedict

Ben"e*dict, Ben"e*dick, n. Etym: [From Benedick, one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of "Much Ado about Nothing."]

Defn: A married man, or a man newly married.

Ben"e*dict, a. Etym: [L. benedictus, p. p. of benedicere to bless. See Benison, and cf. Bennet.]

Defn: Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] Bacon.