Word Meaning

Meaning of incumbent

- Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.
- Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon.
- 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.
- Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.
- A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office.

Crossword clue for incumbent

- Office-holder
- Office-holder makes income, bent on broadcast