Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Bedlam

Bedlam ({not transcribed}) , noun

[See Bethlehem.]

1.
A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. — Abp. Tillotson
2.
An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obsolete]
Let's get the bedlam to lead him. — Shakespeare
3.
Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.

Bedlam , adjective

Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse.
The bedlam, brainsick duchess. — Shakespeare