Benedick
- proper noun
- /ˈbɛnɪdɪk/
- Archaic
- Everyone in the village knows that Benedick was once a confirmed bachelor before his recent marriage.
- Beatrice and Benedick
- Benedick, the married
- Benedick, the married man
Examples
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After years of avoiding commitment, Benedick finally embraced married life with joy.
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Tell Benedick of it, and hear what he will say.
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I will go to Benedick, and counsel him to fight against his passion.
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Let them signify under my sign, "Here you may see Benedick the married man."
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But are you sure that Benedick loves Beatrice so entirely?
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How dost thou, Benedick, the married man?
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There is a kind of merry war betwixt Signior Benedick and her.
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Signior Claudio, Signior Benedick, my dear friend Leonato hath invited you all.
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Benedick had always prided himself on being a Benedick, but now he is a confirmed husband.
Synonyms
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1.0
A man who is getting married or just married
105
1.0
A man who has a wife
62
2.0
A person who has recently married
1
9.6
A man who recently married after being single for a long time
Surface Forms
Etymology
Benedick comes from the name Benedict, which has the parts bene 'well' and dict 'speak', and the name came to mean 'blessed'. A famous Shakespeare character called Benedick was a proud bachelor who later married, and that is why Benedick now means a man who has recently married, especially one who used to be single.