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Benedick
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
See
benedict
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A recently
married
man,
especially
one who has long held out against
marriage
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
Word Usage
"The bachelor and the spinster both sometimes wonder that the benedick and the bride are still their rivals; for they know not that"
Etymologically Related
Benedict
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
hubby
husband
married man