A decline or fall in standards.
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.
A pause in continuity.
A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
A fall or apostasy.
An interval of time between events.
A temporary failure; a slip.
A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
memory lapse
To fall away gradually; to subside.
To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
To become void.
To fall into error or heresy.
To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.
A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.
Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction.
The quality of being obedient.