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incubus	Origin: L, the nightmare. Cf. Incubate. 1. 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) 2. <medicine> The nightmare. See Nightmare. "Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it." (Burton) 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) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

incubus

Origin: L, the nightmare. Cf. Incubate.
1. 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)
2. <medicine> The nightmare. See Nightmare. "Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it." (Burton)
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)
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)