'Lapsed devise' definitions:

Definition of 'Lapsed devise'

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  • 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]