Lexic.us

Definition of Incumbency

1. Noun. The term during which some position is held.

2. Noun. A duty that is incumbent upon you.

3. Noun. The office of an incumbent.

Definition of Incumbency

1. n. The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.

Definition of Incumbency

1. Noun. The state of being incumbent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Incumbency

1. [n -CIES]

Medical Definition of Incumbency

1. Origin: From Incumbent. 1. The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something. 2. That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight. 3. That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility. "The incumbencies of a family." 4. The state of holding a benefice; the full possession and exercise of any office. "These fines are only to be paid to the bishop during his incumbency." (Swift) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incumbency

inculpableness inculpably inculpate inculpated inculpates inculpating inculpation inculpations inculpative inculpatory

incult incultivated incultivation inculturation incumbencies incumbency (current term) incumbent incumbent on(p) incumbently incumbents

incumber incumbered incumbering incumberingly incumberment incumberments incumbers incumbrance incumbrancer incumbrancers

Literary usage of Incumbency

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Church Law: Being an Exposition of the Legal Rights and Duties by John Henry Blunt (1876)
"Repairs during incumbency. The incumbent is bound to keep the parsonage-house in good repair during his incumbency, since he holds it not only for his own ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"... duty,and the church was beginning to fill with undergraduates when he received from trustees the oner of the incumbency of Trinity Chapel, Brighton. ..."

3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"This position he held until his death, and during his incumbency he wrote Lettre à un ami, considérations politiques, philosophiques et religieuses sur la ..."

4. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1887)
"Lengthened and baneful incumbency of the Emperor's plan. the General deferred to the wish of his Sovereign with any degree of reluctance. ..."

Other Resources: