Bench″er (�), n. 1. (Eng. Law) One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.
2. An alderman of a corporation. Ashmole.
3. A member of a court or council. Shak.
4. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.