INCUMBENT
\ɪnkˈʌmbənt], \ɪnkˈʌmbənt], \ɪ_n_k_ˈʌ_m_b_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of INCUMBENT
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Princeton University
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Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.
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Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon.
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Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.
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A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office.
By Oddity Software
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Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.
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Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon.
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Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.
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A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office.
By Noah Webster.
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Lying upon; imposed as a duty; obligatory.
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The holder of an office; a clergyman in possession of a parish.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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One who holds an ecclesiastical benefice. (in England or Ireland).
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INCUMBENTLY.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Lying upon; bent downwards to lie along a base; cotyledons with hypocotyl applied to the back; hairs or spines applied lengthwise to their base.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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