benc-sittend, m.n: one who sits on a bench, i.e. a guest, hall-retainer, etc. (BENCH-SIT-tend / ˈbɛntʃ-ˌsɪ-tɛnd)
A drinking bench. Computistical, historical and astronomical miscellany with a metrical calendar. England (Canterbury?), mid-11th century. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, fol. 4v. [bl.uk]