LAPSED


Meaning of LAPSED in English

/lapst/ , adj.

1. expired; voided; terminated: a lapsed insurance policy.

2. no longer committed to or following the tenets of a particular belief, obligation, position, etc.: a lapsed Catholic.

[ 1610-20; LAPSE + -ED 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .