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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Bencher

/bĕn'-chẽr/ · Bench·er · IPA /ˈbɛnt͡ʃɚ/
01 n. One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.
  1. 1.
    One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.(Eng. Law)
  2. 2.
    An alderman of a corporation.[Eng.]
  3. 3.
    A member of a court or council.[Obs.]
  4. 4.
    One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.[Obs.]