\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.]