1. something that burdens or hinders; an encumbrance or obstacle
Usage: formal or literary; often used in the phrase 'without cumbrance'

Examples

• The heavy luggage was a cumbrance on their journey.
• She wanted to travel without the cumbrance of excessive baggage.
• Old debts became a cumbrance to his fresh start.
• The regulations proved to be more of a cumbrance than a protection.
• He shed himself of every cumbrance before beginning his new life.