English English Dictionary

To promise; to name.

of Bename

A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.

A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.

The seat where judges sit in court.

The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.

A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.

A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.

To furnish with benches.

To place on a bench or seat of honor.

To sit on a seat of justice.

A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant.

of Bench

One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.

An alderman of a corporation.

A member of a court or council.

One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.

of Bench

of Bench

To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.