Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance. 2. (n.) Same as Incumbrance.

Multi-Version Concordance Encumbrance (2 Occurrences) Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, surrounded as we are by such a vast cloud of witnesses, let us fling aside every encumbrance and the sin that so readily entangles our feet. And let us run with patient endurance the race that lies before us, (WEY NAS) Deuteronomy 1:12 How can I myself alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? (WEB WBS)