Incumbent

Meaning

Adj

●

In Botany:

Chiefly

on or upon:

, or

,

, or

, on something else.

Of an

:

on the

of the

; also, of a

: having its back

against the radicle.

●

In Ornithology, Zoology & People:

Chiefly

on or upon:

, or

,

, or

, on something else.

Of a

such as a

,

, or

:

or otherwise

so that it, or part of it,

on or

;

(ornithology), of the

of a

:

on a support.

●

In Christianity:

Being the current

of an

or a

;

(Christianity,

), of an

benefice.

●

Oppressive, pressuring.

●

Followed by on or upon:

on one as an

, especially due to

or position.

●

In People:

Hanging or

over.

●

Putting much

into an

or some work.

●

Weighing on

mind.

Noun

●

In Christianity:

The current

of an

or

; (specifically, Christianity) the

of an

benefice.

●

In Business & People:

A

of a

as

to a market or

that allows the

to

above-normal profits.

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