encumbrance

== English == === Alternative forms === incumbrance (less common since about 1925) === Etymology === From Middle English encombraunce, from Old French encombrance, from encombrer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/, /ɛn-/, /-bɹən(t)s/ === Noun === encumbrance (countable and uncountable, plural encumbrances) Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried. Alternative spelling of incumbrance (“in law: interest attached to a title; dependent”). The state or condition of being encumbered. ==== Synonyms ==== encumberment ==== Antonyms ==== unencumbrance ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === encumbrance (third-person singular simple present encumbrances, present participle encumbrancing, simple past and past participle encumbranced) (law) To apply an encumbrance to (property, etc.). === References === “encumbrance”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.