Bible Dictionaries
Lapsed

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(imp. & p. p.) of Lapse

(2):

(a.) Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; - restricted to figurative uses.

(3):

(a.) Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of insurance; a lapsed legacy.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lapsed'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lapsed.html. 1828.