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1. (adj.) incumbent
currently holding an indicated office:
the incumbent president.
2. incumbent
obligatory:
a duty incumbent upon me.
3. incumbent
resting, lying, or pressing on something.
4. (n.) incumbent
the holder of an office or an ecclesiastical benefice.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME (n.) < L incumbent-, s. of incumbēns, prp. of incumbere to lie or lean upon)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) incumbent, officeholder
the official who holds an office
2. (adj) incumbent
lying or leaning on something else
"an incumbent geological formation"
3. (adj) incumbent
necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
"it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"
4. (adj) incumbent
currently holding an office
"the incumbent governor"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) incumbent
lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent
2. (adj) incumbent
lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon
3. (adj) incumbent
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
4. (adj) incumbent
bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird
5. (noun) incumbent
a person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office
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