Bedlam \Bed"lam\, n. [See Bethlehem.]

1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. --Abp. Tillotson.

2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.]

Let's get the bedlam to lead him. --Shak.

3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bedlam \Bed"lam\, a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. ``The bedlam, brainsick duchess.'' --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)