Dictionary

incumbrance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/
• /-bɹən(t)s/

Etymology

Variant of encumbrance.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of encumbrance (“that which encumbers”).
   alt of encumbrance
   • I was then lying at length upon that very couch, the scene of Mr. H . . .'s polite joys, in an undress which was with all the art of negligence flowing loose, and in a most tempting disorder: no stay, no hoop . . . no incumbrance whatever. 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
2. (countable, uncountable) An interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
3. (countable, uncountable) One who is dependent on another.
   • a widow without incumbrances (i.e. without children)

Forms

Deriveds

incumbrancer