Ragnar issues the challenge to Earl Haraldson who initially declines on the grounds Ragnar is a criminal. He remembers what the soothsayer told him however and decides to accept. A pregnant Lagertha, fearing that Ragnar is too weak to win, thinks they should just run away.
Incumbent. The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent.
Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  incumbent(Noun) The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or a an elected office. 2  incumbent(Noun) A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.