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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryin·cum·bent I \in-ˈkəm-bənt\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin incumbent-, incumbens, present participle of incumbere to lie down on, from in- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to cubare to lie DATE 15th century1. the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice2. one that occupies a particular position or place II adjective DATE 15671. imposed as a duty : obligatory incumbent on us to take action2. having the status of an incumbent the team's incumbent third basemanespecially : occupying a specified office3. lying or resting on something else4. bent over so as to rest on or touch an underlying surfaceEnglish Etymologyincumbent incumbent (n.) 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. As an adj., first recorded 1567, in relation to duties or obligations; the lit., physical sense is rare in Eng. and first attested 1624.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7incumbentin·cum·bent / in5kQmbEnt / noun a person who has an official position 在职者；现任者: the present incumbent of the White House 现任美国总统 adjective1. [only before noun] having an official position 在职的；现任的: the incumbent president 现任总统 2. ~ upon / on sb (formal) necessary as part of sb's duties 有责任；必须履行: It was incumbent on them to attend. 他们必须出席。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedin·cum·bentI. \-bənt\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English, from Latin incumbent-, incumbens, present participle of incumbere to lie down on, give attention to, from in- in- (II) + -cumbere to lie down (akin to Latin cubare to lie down) — more at hip1. a. : the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice < an archdiocese of which he was the first incumbent — R.P.Casey > b. : the holder of an office especially a public or academic office < the holdover Republican incumbents > < the last incumbent of the professorship >2. : one that occupies : occupant < the previous incumbents insisted that the house was haunted > < the modified bloomer … [makes] the lower part stay put, no matter how the incumbent sprawls — Lois Long >II. adjectiveEtymology: Latin incumbent-, incumbens1. a. : lying or resting on something else especially so as to exert a downward pressure : bearing down b. : lying upon or apposed to — used either of cotyledons folded so that the hypocotyl is applied to the back of one of them or of an anther lying against the side of a filament but attached at only one point; compare accumbent 2 c. of a geologic stratum : superimposed, overlying d. of a bird's hind toe : so placed that its whole length rests on the ground when the bird is standing — opposed to insistent2. obsolete : busily engaged : assiduous3. : falling or imposed as a duty, responsibility, or obligation — usually used with on or upon < incumbent on us to help > < demands incumbent upon his position >4. : having the status of an incumbent < his duties while incumbent of the secretaryship >especially : occupying a specified office or position at a time expressed or implied < defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality >5. a. archaic : bending over : overhanging b. obsolete : impending, threatening c. : bent over so as to rest on or touch an underlying surface < incumbent hairs on the body of an insect >

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