Main Entry: ¹in·cum·bent

Pronunciation: \in-ˈkəm-bənt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin incumbent-, incumbens, present participle of incumbere to lie down on, from in- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to cubare to lie

Date: 15th century

1 : the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
2 : one that occupies a particular position or place