disbench

verb — 2 senses

disbench

verb

Etymology From dis- + bench.

1

To drive from a bench or seat.

My words disbenched you not.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

2

Law UK To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.

The benchers also have the power to disbench and disbar for misconduct.1991, John H. Baker, The Inner Temple: A Brief Historical Description:

Derived terms: disbenchment

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