v. i. [ L. accumbere; ad + cumbere (only in compounds) to lie down. ] To recline, as at table. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being accumbent or reclining. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
The Roman . . . accumbent posture in eating. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle. Eaton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who reclines at table. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To encumber. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]