1. a newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor
Usage: often capitalized when referring to the character from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing; literary or humorous

Examples

• After years of swearing he would never marry, he became a benedick at last.
• The benedick seemed happier than anyone expected.
• His friends teased him about his transformation from bachelor to benedick.
• She married a reformed benedick who had once claimed marriage was unnecessary.
• The play's benedick learns that love is worth more than his former independence.