The Oxford English Dictionary defines "benedict" as : "A newly married man; /esp./ an apparently confirmed bachelor who marries. [From the character of that name in Shakes. /Much Ado about Nothing/.]" Lois Brinks-Heath wrote: > I have discovered a mystery expression in several newspaper wedding articles around 1900. They say the gentlemen "are now benedicts". Has anyone heard of this expression before and it came to be? > Lois > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILADAMS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >