bencher

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A senior member of a law society in a Canadian province (except New Brunswick).
2. noun One of the senior governing members of an Inn of Court.
3. noun An alderman of a corporation.
4. noun A member of a court or council.
5. noun One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.

Similar words

dean provost queen's counsel barrister king's counsel ancient cross-bencher crossbencher junior benchership

Often followed by

of in and who to on at or was

Word family

benchers