By Marlo Sollitto. A durable power of attorney (POA) enables your elderly parent (called the principal in the power of attorney document) to appoint an agent, such as a trusted relative or friend, to handle specific health, legal and financial responsibilities. There are two types of power of attorney:
Bench (geology) In geomorphology, geography and geology, a bench or benchland is a long, relatively narrow strip of relatively level or gently inclined land that is bounded by distinctly steeper slopes above and below it. Benches can be of different origins and created by very different geomorphic processes.
Switch to new thesaurus. reference point, reference. bench mark, benchmark - a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point. landmark - a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land.