SUPERINCUMBENT


Meaning of SUPERINCUMBENT in English

— superincumbence, superincumbency , n. — superincumbently , adv.

/sooh'peuhr in kum"beuhnt/ , adj.

1. lying or resting on something else.

2. situated above; overhanging.

3. exerted from above, as pressure.

[ 1655-65; superincumbent- (s. of superincumbens ), prp. of superincumbere to lean over; see SUPER-, INCUMBENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .