Bench"er (&?;), n. 1.
(Eng. Law) One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of
Court.
2. An alderman of a corporation. [Eng.]
Ashmole.
3. A member of a court or council. [Obs.]
Shak.
4. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an
idler. [Obs.]