Incumbent
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
Eccl. law. A clerk resident on his benefice with cure; he is so called because he does or ought to bend the whole of his studies to his duties. In common parlance, it signifies one who is in the possession of an office, as, the present incumbent.