Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of
insurance; a lapsed legacy.
Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost
position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative
uses.
1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version. 2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings. 3. (Angling) A line with a...
