incumbent
- incumbent
{{11}}incumbent (adj.) 1560s, in relation to duties or obligations, from L. incumbentem (nom. incumbens), prp. of incumbere (see INCUMBENT (Cf. incumbent) (n.)). The literal, physical sense is rare in English and first attested 1620s.
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incumbent (
n.) early 15c., "
person holding a church position," from
M.L. incumbentem (
nom. incumbens) "
holder of a church position," noun use of
prp. of
incumbere "
to obtain or possess," from
L. incumbere "
recline on," figuratively "
apply oneself to," from
in- "
on" (see
IN- (
Cf. in-) (2)) +
-combere "
lie down," related to
cubare "
to lie" (see
CUBICLE (
Cf. cubicle)). Extended to holders of any office from 1670s.
Etymology dictionary.
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Incumbent — In*cum bent, n. A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office. [1913 Webster] The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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incumbent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (incumbent on/upon) necessary for (someone) as a duty. 2) currently holding office. ► NOUN ▪ the holder of an office or post. ORIGIN Latin incumbens, from incumbere lie or lean on … English terms dictionary
incumbent on — index mandatory, obligatory, requisite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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incumbent — in|cum|bent1 [ınˈkʌmbənt] n formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of incumbere to lie down on ] someone who has been elected to an official position, especially in politics, and who is doing that job at the present time ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
