lappage

[lap-ij]

noun

Law.

1. an overlapping of part or all of a piece of land claimed by one person on land claimed by another.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lappage¹

lap ² + -age

Example Sentences

Very little movement will effect a considerable change in the lappage of the valve, the valve turning about one-quarter a revolution for the extremes of cut off.

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