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Alt. of Benedick

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  1. n. Alt. of Benedick
  2. a. Having mild and salubrious qualities.
  3. n. a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
  4. A married man, or a man newly married. Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] Bacon.
  5. Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] Bacon.
  6. n. United States anthropologist (1887-1948) n. Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)