[in.cum.bent] n [ME, fr. L incumbent-, incumbens, prp. of incumbere to lie down on, fr. in- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to cubare to lie] (15c) 1: the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
2: occupant
[2]incumbent adj (1567) 1: imposed as a duty: obligatory
2: having the status of an incumbent; esp: occupying a specified office
3: lying or resting on something else
4: bent over so as to rest on or touch an underlying surface