Origin: Latin suffix -ance
Encumbrance has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
an onerous or difficult concern
"the burden of responsibility"
"that's a load off my mind"
a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
To apply an encumbrance to (property, etc.).