Lapsed devise

(Law) a devise, or legacy, which fails to take effect in consequence of the death of the devisee, or legatee, before that of the testator, or for other cause.
- Wharton (Law Dict.).

See also: Lapsed

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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