lapsed
IPA: ɫˈæpst
adjective
- Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
- (of a person) Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.
- (humorous) By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.
- (archaic, of a legacy) Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed.
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Examples of "lapsed" in Sentences
- Neither of his two marriages were recognized by the king, and the title lapsed at his death in 1843.
- There were never any estates; the title lapsed; the present earldom is a new creation, not in the same family at all.
- But the CC has not been reconstituted since its term lapsed in 2005, allowing room for abuse, as under the JR Jayawardane regime
- Niemeier, who has continued to serve even though his term lapsed in October 2008, has one of three seats that Schapiro must fill.
- But she's what I refer to as a lapsed Jew and hasn't outwardly practiced or visited a synagogue in years -- not that I have either.
- When the title lapsed the old Countess, who was the only member of the family left, simply sold up everything, lock, stock and barrel.
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