·noun An alderman of a corporation.
II. Bencher ·noun A member of a court or council.
III. Bencher ·noun One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.
IV. Bencher ·noun One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an Idler.
The busiest of the galley orators: also galley-skulkers. ...
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