4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incumbent \In*cum"bent\, a. [L. incumbens, -entis, p. pr of
incumbere to lie down upon press upon pref. in- in on +
cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down See
{Incubate}.]
1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed;
superincumbent.
Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it
--Sir H.
Wotton.
To move the incumbent load they try --Addison.
2. Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation;
obligatory; always with on or upon
All men, truly zealous, will perform those good
works that are incumbent on all Christians. --Sprat.
3. (Bot.) Leaning or resting; -- said of anthers when lying
on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when
the radicle lies against the back of one of them --Gray.
4. (Zo["o]l.) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest
on something else; as the incumbent toe of a bird.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incumbent \In*cum"bent\, n.
A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any
office.
The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron.
--Swift.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
incumbent
adj 1: (geology) lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent
geological formation"
2: currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor"
n : the official who holds an office [syn: {officeholder}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
INCUMBENT, n. A person of the liveliest interest to the outcumbents
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