/ben"i dikt/ , n.
1. Ruth (Fulton) , 1887-1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
2. Saint , A.D. 480?-543?, Italian monk: founded Benedictine order.
3. Stanley Rossiter /ros"i teuhr/ , 1884-1936, U.S. biochemist.
4. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning "blessed."