INCUMBENT


Meaning of INCUMBENT in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. (foll. by on, upon) resting as a duty (it is incumbent on you to warn them).

2 (often foll. by on) lying, pressing.

--n. the holder of an office or post, esp. an ecclesiastical benefice.

Etymology: ME f. AL incumbens pres. part. of L incumbere lie upon (as IN-(2), cubare lie)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.