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Incumbency vs Obligatory - What's the difference?

incumbency | obligatory |

As a noun incumbency

is the state of being incumbent.

As an adjective obligatory is

imposing obligation, morally or legally; binding.

incumbency

English

Noun

(incumbencies)
  • The state of being incumbent.
  • obligatory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Imposing obligation, morally or legally; binding.
  • an obligatory promise
  • * Richard Baxter
  • if he speak the words of an oath in a strange language, thinking they signify something else, or if he spake in his sleep, or deliration, or distraction, it is no oath, and so not obligatory .
  • Requiring a matter or obligation.
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