Incumbency

n.	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.
	3.	That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility.
	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.

Noun	1.	incumbency - the term during which some position is held Synonyms: tenure, term of office
	2.	incumbency - a duty that is incumbent upon you
	3.	incumbency - the office of an incumbent

accountability, accountableness, advowson, amenability, answerability, answerableness, appointment, bale, benefice, berth, billet, burden, burdening, burthen, care of souls, cargo, charge, charging, cumber, cumbrance, curacy, cure, deadweight, dedication to duty, devotion to duty, drag, duteousness, dutifulness, employment, encumbrance, engagement, freight, gig, glebe, handicap, incubus, job, lading, liability, living, load, loading, millstone, moonlighting, office, opening, oppression, overload, overtaxing, overweighting, place, position, post, prelacy, pressure, rectory, responsibility, responsibleness, saddling, second job, sense of duty, sense of obligation, service, situation, station, superincumbency, surcharge, taxing, tenure, vacancy, vicarage

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