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IN'CIDENT, a. Falling; casual; fortuitous; coming or happening occasionally, or not in the usual course of things, or not according to expectation or in connection with the main design.

As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so man's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered.

A proposition introduced by who,which, whose, whom, &c. is called an incident proposition; as, Julius, whose surname was Caesar, overcame Pompey.

1. Happening; apt to happen; as intemperate passions incident to human nature; diseases incident to a climate; misfortunes incident to the poor.

2. Appertaining to or following the chief or principal. A court baron is incident to a manor.

IN'CIDENT, n. That which falls out; an event; casualty.

1. That which happens aside of the main design; an episode or subordinate action.

No person, no incident in a play but must be of use to carry on the main design.
1913 Definition
Incident (incident)
a.(?)
In"ci*dent
[L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. *** of incidere to fall into or upon] pref. in- in, on + cadere to fall: cf. F. incident. See Cadence.]

  1. Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface.
  2. Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.

    As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered. Hooker.

  3. Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.

    All chances incident to man's frail life. Milton.

    The studies incident to his profession. Milward.

  4. Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.

    Incident proposition (Logic), a proposition subordinate to another, and introduced by who, which, whose, whom, etc.; as, Julius, whose surname was Cæsar, overcame Pompey. I. Watts.

  5. That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence.

  6. That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subordinate action or event.

    No person, no incident, in a play but must be of use to carry on the main design. Dryden.

  7. Something appertaining to, passing with, or depending on, another, called the principal.
    Tomlins.

    Syn. -- Circumstance; event; fact; adventure; contingency; chance; accident; casualty. See Event.

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