(Used with "on" or "upon") Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office. / Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent. / Prevalent, prevailing, predominant.

The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.

plural of incumbent

In an incumbent manner; so as to be incumbent.

The state of being incumbent. / An obligation or duty. / A tenure. / (figuratively) Benefice, lucrative position or possession.

plural of incumbency

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incumber

Archaic form of encumber.

present participle of incumber

simple past tense and past participle of incumber