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in⋅cum⋅bent

[in-kuhm-buh

nt]

–adjective

1.	holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.

2.	obligatory (often fol. by on or upon): a duty incumbent upon me.

3.	Archaic. resting, lying, leaning, or pressing on something: incumbent upon the cool grass.

–noun

4.	the holder of an office: The incumbent was challenged by a fusion candidate.

5.	British. a person who holds an ecclesiastical benefice.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME (n.) < L incumbent- (s. of incumbēns prp. of incumbere to lie or lean upon, equiv. to in- in- ² + cumb- (nasalized var. of cub- sit, lie; see incubus ) + -ent- -ent

Related forms:

in⋅cum⋅bent⋅ly, adverb

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in·cum·bent (ĭn-kŭm'bənt)

adj.

Imposed as an obligation or duty; obligatory: felt it was incumbent on us all to help.
Lying, leaning, or resting on something else: incumbent rock strata.
Currently holding a specified office: the incumbent mayor.

n. A person who holds an office or ecclesiastical benefice: The incumbent was reelected to another term.

[Middle English, holder of an office, from Medieval Latin incumbēns, incumbent-, from Latin, present participle of incumbere, to lean upon, apply oneself to : in-, on; see in-² + -cumbere, to recline.]
in·cum'bent·ly adv.

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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.

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.

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incumbent [(in-kum-buhnt)]

One who holds a public office. By virtue of their experience in office, their exposure to the public, and their ability to raise campaign funds, incumbents usually have a significant advantage over opponents if they choose to run for reelection.

incumbent

c.1410, from M.L. incumbentem (nom. incumbens) "holder of a church position," from prp. of incumbere "to obtain or possess," from L. incumbere "recline on, apply oneself to," from in- "on" + -combere "lie down," related to cubare "lie." Extended to holders of any office from 1672.

Incumbent

An individual that is responsible for a specific office within a corporation.

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All incumbents of an organization, such as directors and officers, are listed on an incumbency certificate.

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