disbench, v.
(dɪsˈbɛntʃ)
[f. dis- 7 c + bench n.]
† 1. trans. To remove or displace from a bench or seat; to unseat. Obs.
| 1607 Shakes. Cor. ii. ii. 75 Sir, I hope my words dis-bench'd you not? |
2. to deprive of the status of a bencher; to strike off the name of (a person) from the roll of the senior members of the Inns of Court.
| 1874 Observer 2 Aug., After a long deliberation they decided to disbench Dr. Kenealy..It was further intimated that if the publication of the Englishman was continued..as heretofore, the Benchers might have to consider the necessity of disbarring him. |
Hence disˈbenchment, the fact or process of disbenching (sense 2).
| 1874 [see disbarment]. |