n. [ See Bethlehem. ]
Let's get the bedlam to lead him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. “The bedlam, brainsick duchess.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman. “Raving bedlamites.” Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]