Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being incumbent.

    Amt, Amtsinhaberschaft

    the office of an incumbent

  2. (countable, uncountable)An obligation or duty.

    Pflicht, Aufgabe, Verpflichtung

    обя́занностьobjázannostʹ, долгdolg

    a duty that is incumbent upon you

  3. (countable, uncountable)A tenure.

    Amtszeit, Amt, Pfründe

    пребыва́ние в до́лжностиprebyvánije v dólžnosti

  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Benefice, lucrative position or possession.

    Pfründe

    бенефи́цийbenefícij

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
obligation or duty:
tenure:
benefice, lucrative position or possession:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
state of being incumbent:
obligation or duty:
tenure:

Origin

From incumbent + -cy.

From incumbent + -cy.

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Forms

plural: incumbencies
Singularincumbency
Pluralincumbencies

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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