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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.