Bench (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Benched (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Benching.] 1. To furnish with benches.
'T was benched with turf.
Dryden.
Stately theaters benched crescentwise.
Tennyson.
2. To place on a bench or seat of honor.
Whom I... have benched and reared to worship.
Shak.