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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
incumbent /ɪnˈkʌmb(ə)nt/
▶adjective
- 1 (incumbent on/upon) necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
- 2 (of an official or regime) currently holding office.
■ Christian Church the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
– origin ME (as n.): from Anglo-Latin incumbens, from L. incumbere ‘lie or lean on’.
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