Bencher

/ˈbɛntʃər/ noun

Definition

A senior member or governing official of one of the Inns of Court in England, institutions that train and regulate barristers and solicitors.

Etymology

From 'bench' plus the agent suffix '-er' (one who does something). Historically, benchers were those senior enough to sit on the governing bench of the Inns of Court.

Kelly Says

The Inns of Court are among England's most exclusive institutions, and 'bencher' is one of the few job titles in law that comes from furniture—it literally means 'someone important enough to sit on the governing bench'!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መስቀል ላይ ላለው
mes-qe-l lay la-lew
ARالعربية
مُقعد
muq'ad
BNবাংলা
ব্যাংকের লোক
banga-ker lo-k
CACatalà
banquer
ban-kehr
CSČeština
lavičkář
la-vi-cha-ř
DADansk
bænkmand
baenk-maand
DEDeutsch
Bankplatz
bank-platz
ELΕλληνικά
καθισμένος
ka-this-men-os
ESEspañol
banquero
ban-kay-roh
FAفارسی
نشسته روی نیمکت
nis-hte ro-ye nim-ket
FISuomi
penkkipaikka
penkki-paikka
FRFrançais
banquier
baŋ-kye
GUGU
બેંચ પર બેઠેલો
bench par beth-elo
HAHA
mutumin da ke aji a gaban
mu-tu-min da ke a-ji a ga-ban
HEעברית
מושב
moshev
HIहिन्दी
बेंचवाला
bench-va-la
HUMagyar
padló
pa-dlo
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang duduk di bangku
orang yang duduk di bangku
IGIG
onye na-aga n'akwụkwọ
o-nye na-a-ga n'ak-wu-kwo
ITItaliano
sgabello
sga-bel-loh
JA日本語
ベンチの者
benchi no mono
KKKK
саясаткер
sa-ya-sat-ker
KMKM
អ្នកអង្គុយលើបន្ទះ
a-nk a-nguk-lui le-u ban-thah
KO한국어
벤치 사람
benchi saram
MRMR
बेंचवर
ben-ch-va-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang duduk di bangku
orang yang duduk di bangku
MYမြန်မာ
ရုံးပေါ်တွင် နေသူ
yo-nge paw-tin nay-thoo
NLNederlands
bankzitter
bank-zit-ter
NONorsk
benkmann
benk-man
PAPA
ਸੀਟ 'ਤੇ ਬੈਠਿਆ
see-t te baeth-iya
PLPolski
ławnik
waw-nik
PTPortuguês
banqueiro
ban-kay-roh
RORomână
șezut pe bănci
she-zut pe ban-chi
RUРусский
скамейщик
ska-mey-shchik
SVSvenska
bänksittare
ban-ksit-ta-re
SWKiswahili
mwenye kukaa kwenye benchi
mwen-ye ku-kaa ke-ne ben-chi
TAதமிழ்
பீடத்தில் அமர்ந்திருப்பவர்
pee-da-thil am-ar-nth-ir-pa-var
TEతెలుగు
పీఠం మీద కూర్చొనియున్న వ్యక్తి
pee-tham mee-da koor-chon-i-yun-na vyakti
THไทย
ผู้ที่นั่งบนเก้าอี้
phû-thi-naang bon kao-ee
TLTL
tagapag-upo sa bangko
taga-pa-gup-o sa ban-ko
TRTürkçe
bankacı
ban-ka-chi
UKУкраїнська
человек на лавці
chelovek na lavtsi
URاردو
بیٹھنے والا
bee-t-hne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người ngồi ghế đá
nguo-i ngoi ghe da
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀lẹ́
o-mo e-le
ZH中文
板凳人
bǎndèng rén
ZUZU
umuntu ohlala ezindlini
oo-muntu o-hla-la e-zin-dli-ni

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