benedict

Meanings

Noun

• A newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.

Adjective

• Having mild and salubrious qualities.

Verb

• to bless.
• To poach and serve on an English muffin with ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.

Origin

• From Benedicke (normalized to the usual spelling, Benedict), a character in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (1598).
• Latin benedictus, past participle of benedicere. See benison. bennet.