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encumbrance

noun
/ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/

Etymology

From Middle English encombraunce, from Old French encombrance, from encombrer.

  1. derived from encombrance
  2. inherited from encombraunce

Definitions

  1. Something that encumbers

    Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.

    • Some consideration was necessary to decide whether or not to leave his rifle there. On the return, carrying the girl and a pack, it would be added encumbrance[…]

  2. Alternative spelling of incumbrance (“in law

    Alternative spelling of incumbrance (“in law: interest attached to a title; dependent”).

  3. The state or condition of being encumbered.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To apply an encumbrance to (property, etc.).

The neighborhood

Derived

disencumbrance, encumbrancer, overencumbrance

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at encumbrance. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01encumbrance02incumbrance03liability04obligation05society06norms07norm08imposed09impose

A definitional loop anchored at encumbrance. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at encumbrance

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA