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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lapsed \Lapsed\, a.
     1. Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost
        position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to
        figurative uses.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Once more I will renew
              His lapsed powers, though forfeit.    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of
        insurance; a lapsed legacy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Lapsed devise, Lapsed legacy (Law), a devise, or legacy,
        which fails to take effect in consequence of the death of
        the devisee, or legatee, before that of the testator, or
        for other cause. --Wharton (Law Dict.).
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lapsed \Lapsed\, a.
     1. Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost
        position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to
        figurative uses.
  
              Once more I will renew His lapsed powers, though
              forfeit.                              --Milton.
  
     2. Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of
        insurance; a lapsed legacy.
  
     Lapsed devise, Lapsed legacy (Law), a devise, or legacy,
        which fails to take effect in consequence of the death of
        the devisee, or legatee, before that of the testator, or
        for ether cause. --Wharton (Law Dict.).

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