bencher

[ ben-cher ]

/ ˈbɛn tʃər /

noun

(in England)

a senior member of an Inn of Court.
a member of the House of Commons.

a person who handles an oar; rower.

Origin of bencher

First recorded in 1525–35; bench + -er¹

Words nearby bencher

Bence-Jones proteinuria, Bence-Jones reaction, bench, bench check, bench dog, bencher, bench hook, benching iron, bench jockey, Benchley, bench-made

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Example sentences from the Web for bencher

Bencher, who has come down to preside over this entertainment, has a rather forbidding air about him.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., October 11, 1890|Various
He was a bencher of the Inner Temple, and his remains repose in the vault at the south-eastern extremity of the church.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846|Various
He became a bencher in the same year, and began to plead in the courts of Westminster.
Nineteenth Century Questions|James Freeman Clarke
Nearly every Bencher was present, for fifty-five were there.
Lord Randolph Churchill|Winston Spencer Churchill

No person is admitted without the approbation of a bencher, or of the benchers in council assembled.
Old and New London|Walter Thornbury

British Dictionary definitions for bencher

bencher

/ (ˈbɛntʃə) /

noun (often plural) British

a member of the governing body of one of the Inns of Court, usually a judge or a Queen's Counsel

See backbencher

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单词	bencher
释义	bencher [ ben-cher ] / ˈbɛn tʃər / noun (in England) a senior member of an Inn of Court. a member of the House of Commons. a person who handles an oar; rower. Origin of bencher First recorded in 1525–35; bench + -er¹ Words nearby bencher Bence-Jones proteinuria, Bence-Jones reaction, bench, bench check, bench dog, bencher, bench hook, benching iron, bench jockey, Benchley, bench-made Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bencher Bencher, who has come down to preside over this entertainment, has a rather forbidding air about him. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., October 11, 1890\|Various He was a bencher of the Inner Temple, and his remains repose in the vault at the south-eastern extremity of the church. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846\|Various He became a bencher in the same year, and began to plead in the courts of Westminster. Nineteenth Century Questions\|James Freeman Clarke Nearly every Bencher was present, for fifty-five were there. Lord Randolph Churchill\|Winston Spencer Churchill No person is admitted without the approbation of a bencher, or of the benchers in council assembled. Old and New London\|Walter Thornbury British Dictionary definitions for bencher bencher / (ˈbɛntʃə) / noun (often plural) British a member of the governing body of one of the Inns of Court, usually a judge or a Queen's Counsel See backbencher Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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