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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Encumbrance

· En·cum·brance · IPA /ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/
01 n. That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance.
  1. 1.
    That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance. See: Incumbrance
  2. 2.
    Same as Incumbrance.(Law) See: Incumbrance
Syn. Burden; clog; impediment; check; hindrance.