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King’s [or Queen’s] Bench

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This was originally the Aula Regia, which followed the king in all his travels, and in which he occupied the lit de justice. In the absence of the sovereign the judges were supreme. Of course there is no lit de justice or bench for the sovereign in any of our law courts now.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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King of the Forest
King of the Herrings (The)
King of the Jungle (The)
King of the Peak (The)
King of the Sea (The)
King of the Teign
King of the World (Shah-Jehan)
King of the World
King Chosen by the Neighing of a Horse (A)
King Over the Water (The)
King’s [or Queen’s] Bench
King’s Cave
King’s Chair
King’s Crag
King’s Cross
King’s Evil
King’s Keys
King’s Men
King’s Mess (The)
King’s Oak (The)
King’s Picture