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A bencher or Master of the Bench is a senior member of an Inn of Court in England and Wales. Benchers hold office for life once elected. A bencher can be elected while still a barrister (usually, but not always, Queen`s Counsel), in recognition of the contribution that the barrister has made to the life of the Inn or to the law. Others become ben....
member of local court drawn from the old men of a district, evidenced in Malvern Chase, at Hanley Castle (Worcestershire), in sixteenth century
• (n.) An alderman of a corporation. • (n.) One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler. • (n.) A member of a court or council. • (n.) One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.
member of local court drawn from the old men of a district, evidenced in Malvern Chase, at Hanley Castle (Worcestershire), in sixteenth century
Bench'er noun 1. (Eng. Law) One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court. 2. An alderman of a corporation. [ Eng.] Ashmole. 3. A member of a court or council. [ Obsolete] Shak. 4. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler...
Bencher is American slang for an idle or ineffectual person.
(in England) · a senior member of an Inn of Court. · a member of the House of Commons.