superincumbence
/ˌsuːp(ə)rɪnˈkʌmb(ə)ns/ /ˌsjuːp(ə)rɪnˈkʌmb(ə)ns/Now rare
noun
The quality or fact of being superincumbent; the condition of lying or pressing on something; (figurative ) pressure, weightiness.
Origin
Late 17th century. From superincumbent: see -ence. Compare earlier incumbence.
- riderless
- rider millstone
- ride roughshod over
- rider's bone
- ridership
- rider stone
- Ride, Sally
- ride-share
- ride-sharing
- ride shotgun
- ride skimmington
- ride someone down
- ride something out
- ride the clutch
- ride the pine (or bench)
- ride the rods (or rails)
- ride to hounds
- ride up
- rideway
- ridge
- ridgeback
- ridge-band
- ridge barrow
- ridge bone
- ridge chain