2. An alderman of a corporation. [Eng.] --Ashmole.
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3. A member of a court or council. [Obs.] --Shak.
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4. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bencher — index jurist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bencher — [ben′cher] n. a person who sits on a bench, as a judge or member of the British Parliament … English World dictionary
Bencher — For the prayer book used on Jewish holidays, see Birkat Hamazon. Combined arms of the four Inns of Court. Clockwise from top left: Lincoln s Inn, Middle Temple, Gray s Inn, Inner Temple. A bencher or Master of the Bench is a senior member of an… … Wikipedia
Bencher — Recorded in several forms including Bence, Bench, Bencher, and the dialectals Bunchar and Buncher, this is an English surname. It has two possible origins. The first is from the pre medieval Latin personal name Benedictus, meaning blessed . This… … Surnames reference
bencher — One of the senior or governing members of one of the English Inns of Court. As soon as a member has been appointed king s counsel or queen s counsel, it is customary for his fellow members to elect him as a bencher … Ballentine's law dictionary
bencher — noun Date: 15th century one who sits on or presides at a bench … New Collegiate Dictionary
bencher — /ben cheuhr/, n. (in England) 1. a senior member of an Inn of Court. 2. a member of the House of Commons. 3. a person who handles an oar; rower. [1525 35; BENCH + ER1] * * * … Universalium
bencher — bench·er || bentʃə n. judge … English contemporary dictionary
bencher — noun Law (in the UK) a senior member of any of the Inns of Court … English new terms dictionary
bencher — bench·er … English syllables
