Obs. rare–1. [f. ACCUMBENT, as if ad. L. *accumbentia: see -NCY.] The state of being accumbent; the reclining position at table.
1658. J. Robinson, Eudoxa, v. 142. They dare not seem to worship the bread, by kneeling before it; yet will they reverence it with their head bare; which is no gesture befitting familiar accumbency, and fraternal communion.
