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King''s Bench :: King's Bench () Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior, justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the Queen's Bench. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice created by that legislation..

Counter :: Counter (v. t.) A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are weighed or measured..

Stall :: Stall (v. i.) A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.

Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars..

Drosky :: Drosky (n.) A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, used in Russia, consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on which the passengers ride as on a saddle, with their feet reaching nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles are now so called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two horses, and used as a public carriage in German cities..

Mountebank :: Mountebank (n.) One who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, and vends medicines which he pretends are infalliable remedies; a quack doctor..

Siege :: Siege (n.) A workman's bench.

Banker :: Banker (n.) The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work.

Bench :: Bench (n.) A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench..

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

Divan :: Divan (n.) A saloon or hall where a council is held, in Oriental countries, the state reception room in places, and in the houses of the richer citizens. Cushions on the floor or on benches are ranged round the room..

Bench :: Bench (v. i.) To sit on a seat of justice.

Crown Office :: Crown office () The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases..

Settle :: Settle (n.) A bench; especially, a bench with a high back..

Bencher :: Bencher (n.) A member of a court or council.

Char-a-bancs :: Char-a-bancs (n.) A long, light, open vehicle, with benches or seats running lengthwise..

Imbenching :: Imbenching (n.) A raised work like a bench.

Bench Warrant :: Bench warrant () 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..

Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ..

Shopboard :: Shopboard (n.) A bench or board on which work is performed; a workbench.

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