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Webster 1913 Edition

Incumbency

In-cum′ben-cy

,
Noun.
;
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.
“The incumbencies of a family.”
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Incumbency

INCUM'BENCY

,
Noun.
[from incumbent.] A lying or resting on something.
1.
The state of holding or being in possession of a benefice, or of an office.
These fines are to be paid to the bishop, only during his incumbency.
There is no test of the tenure, but incumbency on the part of the king.

Definition 2024

incumbency

incumbency

English

Noun

incumbency ‎(plural incumbencies)

  1. The state of being incumbent.
  2. An obligation or duty
  3. A tenure
  4. (figuratively) benefice, lucrative position or possession
    • 2016, Derek Thompson, “America’s Monopoly Problem”, in The Atlantic, page http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/10/americas-monopoly-problem/497549/:
      The early antitrust reformers warned that even beyond its effect on prices, economic power could buy influence in Congress. Monopolies don’t just dominate their own industries, Justice Louis Brandeis said in 1933; they monopolize political power as well, which allows them to protect their incumbency and stifle competition in myriad ways.

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