BANCUS

bancus (bang-k[schwa]s). [Law Latin “bench”] Hist. English law. A court or tribunal. bancus publicus. See bancus superior. bancus reginae (bang-k[schwa]s r[schwa]-jI-nee). See QUEEN’S BENCH. bancus regis (bang-k[schwa]s ree-j[schwa]s). See KING’S BENCH. bancus superior (bang-k[schwa]s s[schwa]-peer-ee-[schwa]r). Upper bench. • The King’s Bench was so called during the Protectorate (1653–1659). — Abbr. b.s. — Also termed bancus […]