superincumbent
adjective
- lying or resting on something else
- brought to bear from above: said of pressure
- arching over or overhanging
See superincumbent in American Heritage Dictionary 4
su·per·in·cum·bent
adjective Lying or resting on or above something.
Origin: Latin superincumbēns, superincumbent-, present participle of superincumbere, to lie on top of : super-, super- + incumbere, to lie down; see incumbent .
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