incumbent  /ɪnk'ʌmbənt/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  incumbent
  (a.)憑依的,依靠的,負有義務的領聖職的俸祿的牧師,在職者

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Incumbent \In*cum"bent\, a. [L. incumbens, -entis, p. pr. of
     incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; pref. in- in, on +
     cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See
     {Incubate}.]
     1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed;
        superincumbent.
  
              Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it.
                                                    --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
  
              To move the incumbent load they try.  --Addison.
  
     2. Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation;
        obligatory; always with on or upon.
  
              All men, truly zealous, will perform those good
              works that are incumbent on all Christians. --Sprat.
  
     3. (Bot.) Leaning or resting; -- said of anthers when lying
        on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when
        the radicle lies against the back of one of them. --Gray.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest
        on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Incumbent \In*cum"bent\, n.
     A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any
     office.
  
           The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron.
                                                    --Swift.

資料來源(4): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  incumbent
       adj 1: lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent geological
              formation"
       2: currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor"
       n : the official who holds an office [syn: {officeholder}]

資料來源(5): THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]

  INCUMBENT, n.  A person of the liveliest interest to the outcumbents.