Definition of incident: items appurtenant to a principal interest, including separable and inseparable appurtenances. The term incident denotes something ordinarily connected with or appurtenant to a principal interest, appertaining to or following from that more worthy interest. Examples include appurtenances to land, rents to reversions, distress to rent, timber to the freehold, and title deeds to an estate. Incidents may be separable or inseparable and can be connected for some purposes even if not inseparable.