encumbrancer

[English encumbranc(e); er.] One who holds an encumbrance or legal claim upon or interest in an estate. *en-cum-bro us, s . [Pref. en , and Eng. cumbrous (q. v.).) Troublesome, cumbrous. "To avoid many encumbrous arguments." -Strype: Cran mer, bk. ii., ch. 3. (Note.) *en-cürled', *encurlld, a . [Pref. en, and Eng, curled (q. v.).] Twisted, interlaced. "Like streames which flow Encurlld together." Herrick: Appendix , p. 450. ěn-çŷc-lic, en-çŷc-lic-al, a. & s. [Gr. engkyk lios circular; kyklos a circle, a ring; and Eng. adj. suff. -cal; Fr. encyclique .] A. As adj .: Sent about to, or intended for, many places or persons; circular. "An encyclical epistle against the definition of the council."-Taylor: Di uasive from Popery, pt. ii., bk. ii., § 2. B. As subst.: A letter intended for many persons or places. Used chiefly of circular letters from the Pope.