DILAPIDATION
dilapidation, ruin
(noun) the process of becoming dilapidated
decrepitude, dilapidation
(noun) a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dilapidation (countable and uncountable, plural dilapidations)
The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
(legal) The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally.
(British, legal) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally.
(in the plural) Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*lap`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. dilapidatio: cf. F. dilapidation.]
1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered. Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation of their public estate. Burke.
2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention. The business of dilapidations came on between our bishop and the Archibishop of York. Strype.
3. (Law)
Definition: The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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