Incumbent
WordNet
adjective
(1) Currently holding an office
"The incumbent governor"
(2) Necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
"It is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"
(3) Lying or leaning on something else
"An incumbent geological formation"
noun
(4) The official who holds an office
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office
- Proper behavior is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust.
- resting on something else
- being the current holder of an office
- If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed by the governor.
Noun
- the current holder of an office, especially of an ecclesiastical benefice