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.

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

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