01 n. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night.
pl.
Incubuses, Incubi ((#))
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A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night.“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.
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2.
The nightmare. See Nightmare.(Med.) See: Nightmare“Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it.” — Burton.
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3.
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.