incumbency : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: incumbency	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for incumbency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
incumbency n the term during which some position is held [syn: tenure, term of office, incumbency] a duty that is incumbent upon you the office of an incumbent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incumbency \Incum"bency\, n.; pl. {Incumbencies}. [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. --Evelyn. 3. That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility. [bd]The incumbencies of a family.[b8] --Donne. 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.