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Incumbencies

Incumbency \In*cum"ben*cy\, 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. ``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.

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incumbencies

n. (plural of incumbency English)

Usage examples of "incumbencies".

In 1789, the Archbishop of Besançon, out of fifteen hundred offices and benefices, had the patronage of one hundred, In ninety three incumbencies the selections were made by the metropolitan chapter.

One abbé had thirteen incumbencies at his disposal, another thirty-four, another thirty-five, a prior nine, an abbess twenty.