Benedict

From Benedicke (a variant of Benedict), a character in Shakespeare's , 1598.

Full definition of benedict

Noun

1. (rare) A newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.
• 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger Poeple's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 50:The benedict, drearily superfluous to the festivities, had hardly been noticed by her as he lurked about the walls and sought what entertainment was possible to one under the social disabilities of matrimony.

Latin benedictus, past participle of benedicere ("to bless"). See benison, and compare bennet.

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Having mild and salubrious qualities.
• 1622, Francis Bacon, Natural History, 1740, The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Volume 3, page 5,And it is not a Å¿mall thing won in PhyÅ¿ick, if you can make rhubarb, and other medicines that are benedict, as Å¿trong purgers, as thoÅ¿e that are not without Å¿ome malignity.