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IN'CUBUS, n. [L. incubo, to lie on.]
A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit,
supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night.
Tylor.
The devils who appeared in the female form were generally called succubi; those who appeared like men incubi, though this distinction was not always preserved. Lecky. The nightmare. See
Nightmare.
Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch- ridden, as we call it. Burton. Any oppressive encumbrance or burden;
anything that prevents the free use of the faculties.
Debt and usury is the incubus which weighs most heavily on the agricultural resources of Turkey. J. L. Farley. | ||||||||