{ Ben"e*dict (?), Ben"e*dick (?), }
n. [From Benedick, one of the characters in
Shakespeare's play of "Much Ado about Nothing."] A married man, or a
man newly married.
Ben"e*dict, a. [L. benedictus, p. p.
of benedicere to bless. See Benison, and cf. Bennet.]
Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] Bacon.