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incumbency definition

in·cum·bency (in kum′bən sē)

noun pl. incumbencies -·cies

  1. the quality or condition of being incumbent
  2. something incumbent, as a duty or obligation
    1. the holding and administering of a position; esp., the holding of a church benefice
    2. tenure of office

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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