Word: lapse
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lapse
Definition: A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
Morphemes:
Affix: lapse
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lābor
Language: la
Decoded: labor
Meaning: slip
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun