subincumbent

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ incumbent.

Adjective

subincumbent (not comparable)

1. Lying beneath.
   • 1866, Robert Blachford Mansfield, School-life at Winchester College, page 71:

     When the candle burnt down, it ignited the paper and burnt the string, causing the books (or water) to fall, which roused the subincumbent sleeper, who proceeded to wake the rest.