bencher

  1. Noun.  (obsolete, legal) One of the senior governing members of an Inn of Court.
  2. Noun.  (UK, obsolete) An alderman of a corporation.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) A member of a court or council.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.

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