I. benedict adjective
Etymology: Late Latin benedictus, past participle of benedicere to bless
obsolete : blessed , benign , mild
II. ben·e·dict ˈbenəˌdikt noun
also ben·e·dick -ik
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: after Benedick, newly married man in Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing
: a married man ; especially : a newly married man who has long been a bachelor
he had married our great-aunt … shortly before the death of our parents and so became our guardian while still a benedict — Mary McCarthy