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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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