INCUMBENT

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, incumbens, present participle of incumbere to lie down on, from in- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to cubare to lie Date: 15th century the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice, one that occupies a particular position or place, II. adjective Date: 1567 imposed as a duty ; obligatory , having the status of an ~ , lying or resting on something else, bent over so as to rest on or touch an underlying surface