\King's Bench\ (Law)
Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so
called because the king used to sit there in person. It
consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior,
justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the
{Queen's Bench}. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the
judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice
created by that legislation.