DELAPSES

Verb

delapses

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delapse

Source: Wiktionary


DELAPSE

De*lapse", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Delapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Delapsing.] Etym: [L. delapsus, p. p. of delabi to fall down; de- + labi to fall or side.]

Definition: To pass down by inheritance; to lapse. [Obs.] Which Anne derived alone the right, before all other, Of the delapsed crown from Philip. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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