incumbencyn.

Brit.

/ɪnˈkʌmbənsi/,

/ɪŋˈkʌmbənsi/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈkəmbənsi/,

/ɪŋˈkəmbənsi/

Etymology: < incumbent n.: see -ency suffix.

a. The condition of lying or pressing upon something; brooding; a spiritual brooding or over-shadowing. Now rare or Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > egg > [noun] > incubation

sittinga1398

broodingc1440

incumbency1651

hovering1672

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [noun] > brooding

incumbency1651

the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [noun] > hovering over

incumbency1651

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > active essence or essential power > influence on person or thing

unction1382

incumbency1651

1651 ‘A. B.’ tr. L. Lessius Sir Walter Rawleigh's Ghost 226 The sacred Writ..being writen by the peculiar incumbency and direction of the holy Ghost.

1663 J. Heath Flagellum (1672) 124 And the addle eggs put under the chill incumbency of other wildfoul.

1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude iii. 60 Felt Incumbencies [corrected in the same hand in MS A (a1807) to ‘incumbences’] more awful, visitings Of the Upholder of the tranquil soul.

b. With an and plural: That which is incumbent; an incumbent weight or mass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > pressure > action or fact of pressing upon > that which

incumbency1679

1679 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 3) i. iii. 25 We find them [some trees] more fragil, and not so well qualified to support great incumbencies and weights.

1691 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 16 456 It becomes altogether unfit for strong Incumbencies, or other robust Uses.

1889 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 269 The stream is choked with its compact incumbency of snow.

2. The quality of being incumbent as a duty; an incumbent duty or obligation. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > a duty or moral necessity

needOE

deedc1400

necessitya1500

office1534

work (also duty) of necessitya1602

incumbency?1608

remorsea1616

incumbence1684

call1704

commitment1837

calling1857

geis1965

society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > necessary duty > quality of being incumbent as a duty

incumbency1798

oughtness1853

?1608 J. Donne Let. in Poems (1633) 371 The duties of a man, of a friend, of a husband, of a father, and all the incumbencies of a family.

1667 London Gaz. No. 159/2 I have thought it an Incumbency both upon my Place and Duty, to represent to Your Majesty the Scandal, that will be given to all the World.

1798 T. Chalmers Posthumous Wks. (1849) VI. 9 They will there recognise the doctrines which it is incumbent on them to believe, and..the sources of this incumbency.

1799 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1893) XIV. 184 I feel an incumbency to inform you, that another copy of that letter has been either surreptitiously obtained, or fabricated.

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece II. ii. iv. 423 The celebration of the Olympic games thus became numbered among the incumbencies of Elis.

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. x. 17 Speaks or keeps silence as himself sees fit, Without the least incumbency to lie.

3. The position or office of an incumbent; now only Ecclesiastical (or transferred from this). Also, the sphere in which an incumbent exercises his functions, and the period during which the office is held.

ΚΠ

1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon v. 202 The Pope having instituted one man into a Bishoprick, cannot during his incumbency give the joint government of his Church to another.

1657 J. Howell Londinopolis 18 There be many things that concern the incumbency of the Conservator of so noble a River.

1681 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation: 2nd Pt. Pref. (R.) They have now the same right by their incumbency that they then had.

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 37 This bishop's incumbency falls under the reign of Alexander Severus.

1852 W. E. Gladstone Functions of Laymen in Church 34 Inviting the clergy of the various incumbencies..to frame..lists.

1886 Law Times' Rep. 53 708/1 [He] has..retired from his incumbency and given up his benefice.

1895 Daily News 12 July 5/2 With the present incumbency of the Board of Trade, there is no knowing what may happen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	incumbency
释义	incumbencyn. Brit. /ɪnˈkʌmbənsi/, /ɪŋˈkʌmbənsi/, U.S. /ᵻnˈkəmbənsi/, /ɪŋˈkəmbənsi/ Etymology: < incumbent n.: see -ency suffix. 1. a. The condition of lying or pressing upon something; brooding; a spiritual brooding or over-shadowing. Now rare or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > egg > [noun] > incubation sittinga1398 broodingc1440 incumbency1651 hovering1672 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [noun] > brooding incumbency1651 the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [noun] > hovering over incumbency1651 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > active essence or essential power > influence on person or thing unction1382 incumbency1651 1651 ‘A. B.’ tr. L. Lessius Sir Walter Rawleigh's Ghost 226 The sacred Writ..being writen by the peculiar incumbency and direction of the holy Ghost. 1663 J. Heath Flagellum (1672) 124 And the addle eggs put under the chill incumbency of other wildfoul. 1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude iii. 60 Felt Incumbencies [corrected in the same hand in MS A (a1807) to ‘incumbences’] more awful, visitings Of the Upholder of the tranquil soul. b. With an and plural: That which is incumbent; an incumbent weight or mass. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > pressure > action or fact of pressing upon > that which incumbency1679 1679 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 3) i. iii. 25 We find them [some trees] more fragil, and not so well qualified to support great incumbencies and weights. 1691 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 16 456 It becomes altogether unfit for strong Incumbencies, or other robust Uses. 1889 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 269 The stream is choked with its compact incumbency of snow. 2. The quality of being incumbent as a duty; an incumbent duty or obligation. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > a duty or moral necessity needOE deedc1400 necessitya1500 office1534 work (also duty) of necessitya1602 incumbency?1608 remorsea1616 incumbence1684 call1704 commitment1837 calling1857 geis1965 society > morality > duty or obligation > [noun] > necessary duty > quality of being incumbent as a duty incumbency1798 oughtness1853 ?1608 J. Donne Let. in Poems (1633) 371 The duties of a man, of a friend, of a husband, of a father, and all the incumbencies of a family. 1667 London Gaz. No. 159/2 I have thought it an Incumbency both upon my Place and Duty, to represent to Your Majesty the Scandal, that will be given to all the World. 1798 T. Chalmers Posthumous Wks. (1849) VI. 9 They will there recognise the doctrines which it is incumbent on them to believe, and..the sources of this incumbency. 1799 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1893) XIV. 184 I feel an incumbency to inform you, that another copy of that letter has been either surreptitiously obtained, or fabricated. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece II. ii. iv. 423 The celebration of the Olympic games thus became numbered among the incumbencies of Elis. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. x. 17 Speaks or keeps silence as himself sees fit, Without the least incumbency to lie. 3. The position or office of an incumbent; now only Ecclesiastical (or transferred from this). Also, the sphere in which an incumbent exercises his functions, and the period during which the office is held. ΚΠ 1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon v. 202 The Pope having instituted one man into a Bishoprick, cannot during his incumbency give the joint government of his Church to another. 1657 J. Howell Londinopolis 18 There be many things that concern the incumbency of the Conservator of so noble a River. 1681 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation: 2nd Pt. Pref. (R.) They have now the same right by their incumbency that they then had. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 37 This bishop's incumbency falls under the reign of Alexander Severus. 1852 W. E. Gladstone Functions of Laymen in Church 34 Inviting the clergy of the various incumbencies..to frame..lists. 1886 Law Times' Rep. 53 708/1 [He] has..retired from his incumbency and given up his benefice. 1895 Daily News 12 July 5/2 With the present incumbency of the Board of Trade, there is no knowing what may happen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1608
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