Found 2 items, similar to dilapidation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dilapidation dilapidation n 1: a state of deterioration due to old age or long use [syn: decrepitude] 2: the process of becoming dilapidated [syn: ruin]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dilapidation Dilapidation \Di*lap`i*da"tion\, n. [L. dilapidatio: cf. F. dilapidation.] 1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered. [1913 Webster] Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation of their public estate. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention. [1913 Webster] The business of dilapidations came on between our bishop and the Archibishop of York. --Strype. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]