| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun bencher, derived from the verb bench.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (bencher) | 1. One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.[Websters]. 2. An alderman of a corporation.[Websters]. 3. A member of a court or council.[Websters]. 4. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.[Websters]. | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "BENCHERS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1668. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BENCHERS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | 1: Benchers Senior members of the Inns of Court; so called from the bench on which they used to sit. They exercise the function of calling students to the bar, and have the right of expelling the obnoxious. (See Bar, page 94, col. 1.) 2: "He was made successively Barrister, Utter Barrister, Bencher, and Reader."- Wood. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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| Bencher | 5 | Bencher | 5 | |
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