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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - incumbent

 

Incumbent

incumbent
adj. & n. --adj. 1 (foll. by on, upon) resting as a duty (it is incumbent on you to warn them). 2 (often foll. by on) lying, pressing. --n. the holder of an office or post, esp. an ecclesiastical benefice. Etymology: ME f. AL incumbens pres. part. of L incumbere lie upon (as IN-(2), cubare lie)
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  I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, incumbens, present participle of incumbere to lie down on, from in+ -cumbere to lie down; akin to cubare to lie Date: 15th century the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice, one that occupies a particular position or place, II. adjective Date: 1567 imposed as a duty ; obligatory , having the status of an ~ , lying or resting on something else, bent over so as to rest on or touch an underlying surface ...
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