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.]
© Webster 1913.