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Which Anne derived alone the right, before all other, Of the delapsed crown from Philip.

Drayton.

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De*lap"sion (?), n. A falling down, or out of place; prolapsion.

De`las*sa"tion (?), n. [L. delassare, delassatum, to tire out; de- + lassare to tire.] Fatigue.

Able to continue without delassation.

Ray.

De*late" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delating.] [L. delatus, used as p. p. of deferre. See Tolerate, and cf. 3d Defer, Delay, v.] [Obs. or Archaic] 1. To carry; to convey.

Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated.

Bacon.

2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.

When the crime is delated or notorious.

Jer. Taylor.

3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce.

As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine.

Bp. Burnet.

4. To carry on; to conduct. Warner.

De*late", v. i. To dilate. [Obs.] Goodwin.

De*la"tion (?), n. [L. delatio accusation: cf. F. délation.] 1. Conveyance. [Obs. or Archaic]

In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them.

Bacon.

2. (Law) Accusation by an informer. Milman.

De*la"tor (?), n. [L.] An accuser; an informer. [R.] Howell.

Del"a*ware (?), n. (Bot.) An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.

Del"a*wares (?), n. pl.; sing. Delaware. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian Territory.

De*lay" (?), n.; pl. Delays (#). [F. délai, fr. OF. deleer to delay, or fr. L. dilatum, which, though really from a different root, is used in Latin only as a p. p. neut. of differre to carry apart, defer, delay. See Tolerate, and cf. Differ, Delay, v.] A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

Without any delay, on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat.

Acts xxv. 17.