Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Benedict

Benedict ({not transcribed}) , noun

[From Benedick, one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of “Much Ado about Nothing.”]

A married man, or a man newly married.
Much Ado about Nothing.

Also: Benedick

Benedict , adjective

[Latin benedictus, past participle of benedicere to bless. See Benison, and compare Bennet.]

Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obsolete] — Bacon