disbench

t. [Pref. dis, and Eng. bench (q. v.).] 1. Ord. Lang.: To drive from or deprive of a seat. "Sir, I hope, My words disbenched you not. Shakesp.: Coriolanus , ii. 2. 2. Law : In England to expel from or deprive of the rights and privileges of a bencher; in this country to impeach a judge and deprive him of his seat on the bench. ( Colloq .) *dis-běnd, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. bend (q. v.).] To relax, to unbend. "As liberty a courage doth impart So bondage doth disbend , else break, the heart." Stirling: Julius Cæsar, chorus iii. *dis-bind', v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. bind (q.v.).] To tree from bands or bondage; to unbind. "How dare we disbind or loose ourselves from the tye?" -Mede: Texts of Scripture , bk. i., disc. 2. *dis-bla me, *des-blam-en, v. t [O. Fr. des blamer.] To acquit from blame or fault. "Desblameth me if any worde be lame, For as myn auctor seyde, so seye I." 1425 *dis-blām-ing, pr . par . , a . & 8. [DISBLAME.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of clearing from blame; a defense, an exoneration. "With his humble request but of one quarter of an hour's audience for his dis blaming ."-Sir J. Finett: Observations on Foreign Amba adors (1656), p. 240.