Associations to the word «Bencher»

Wiktionary

BENCHER, noun. (Canadian) (law) A senior member of a law society in a Canadian province (except New Brunswick).
BENCHER, noun. (British) (obsolete) (legal) One of the senior governing members of an Inn of Court.
BENCHER, noun. (UK) (obsolete) An alderman of a corporation.
BENCHER, noun. (obsolete) A member of a court or council.
BENCHER, noun. (obsolete) One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope