Incumbency: alternatives and connections

The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office…

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A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.

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The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.

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Convenient sea room.

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That which is due; payment.

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The act of obligating.

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That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the rel…

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Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Hired to do what is wrong; suborned.

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The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

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Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.

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That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.

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Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.

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Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent.

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The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.

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