BENEDICK

benedick, benedict

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

benedick (plural benedicks)

A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.

Source: Wiktionary


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

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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