incumbent
Pronunciation:
/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/noun
Definitions
The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.
A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.
adjective
Definitions
Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office.
Example: Proper behavior is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust.
Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent.
Prevalent, prevailing, predominant.
Resting on something else; in botany, said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them.