Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Benedict \Ben"e*dict\, Benedick \Ben"e*dick\, n. [From Benedick,
   one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of ``Much Ado
   about Nothing.'']
   A married man, or a man newly married.

Source : WordNet®

benedick
     n : a newly married man (especially one who has long been a
         bachelor) [syn: {benedict}]