Bench

bensh, n. a long seat or form with or without a back: a seat in a boat: a mechanic's work-table: a judge's seat: the body or a embly of judges: a tribunal: the dignity of holding an official seat, as the 'bench of bishops,' the 'civic bench.'— v.t. to place on or furnish with benches.— ns. Bench′er , a senior member of an inn of court; Bench′ership ; Bench′-mark , a surveyor's mark cut on a rock, gatepost, wall, or the like, into which a crooked iron is set so as to form a bench or temporary support for the levelling instrument; Bench′-war′rant , one i ued by a judge rather than a justice or magistrate. [A.S. benc ; cog. with Ger. and Dut. bank .] IMG:c169_ambers_1908_Bend.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail_unscaled:Chambers_1908_Bend.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail_unscaled