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incumbent

Syllabification: (in·cum·bent)

Pronunciation: /inˈkəmbənt/

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Definition of incumbent

adjective

1 [predic.] (incumbent on/upon) necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility:it is incumbent on all decent people to concentrate on destroying this evil

2 [attributive] (of an official or regime) currently holding office:the incumbent president had been defeated

noun

the holder of an office or post.
Christian Church the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.

Origin:

late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Latin incumbens, incumbent-, from Latin incumbere 'lie or lean on', from in- 'upon' + a verb related to cubare 'lie'

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