INCUMBENT

A person who is in present po e ion of an offic~; one who is legally authorized to discharge the duties of an office. State v. McCollister, 11 Ohio, 50; State v. Blake more, 104: Mo. 340, 15 S. W. 960. In ecclesiastical law, the term signifies a clergyman who is, in po e ion of a benefice. [s. 620]