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decaduto

lapsed

adjective deh-kah-DOO-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

fallen from grace

Usage Note

Decaduto is the past participle of decadere used as an adjective. In legal language it means a right or term has lapsed or expired (un diritto decaduto). In social or literary contexts it describes someone or something that has declined from a former greatness — una famiglia decaduta (a once-noble family that has fallen). Do not confuse with deceduto (deceased).

Examples

"Il suo titolo nobiliare era ormai decaduto."

Natural Translation

His noble title had by now lapsed.

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