Definitions from Wiktionary (incumbent)

▸ adjective:  Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
▸ adjective:  (botany) Of an anther: lying on the inner side of the filament; also, of a cotyledon: having its back lying against the radicle.
▸ adjective:  (zoology) Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology), of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.
▸ adjective:  (figurative)
▸ adjective:  Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), of an ecclesiastical benefice.
▸ adjective:  Oppressive, pressuring.
▸ adjective:  Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.
▸ adjective:  (poetic) Hanging or leaning over.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Putting much effort into an activity or some work.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Weighing on one's mind.
▸ noun:  The current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
▸ noun:  (business) A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.
▸ Also see incumbent





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