Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, n.1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.
2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.
Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction.