Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LACHES; LACHE
Lach "es, Lache, n. Etym: [OF. lachesse, fr. lache lax, indolent, F.lâche, ultimately fr. L. laxus loose, lax. See Lax. ] (Law )
Defn: Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; delay to assert a claim. It ill became him to take advantage of such a laches with the eagerness of a shrewd attorney. Macaulay.
New American Oxford Dictionary
laches
lach es |ˈlaCHiz ˈlætʃəz | ▶noun Law unreasonable delay in making an assertion or claim, such as asserting a right, claiming a privilege, or making an application for redress, which may result in refusal. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘slackness, negligence ’): from Old French laschesse, from lasche ‘loose, lax, ’ based on Latin laxus. The current sense dates from the late 16th cent.
Lachesis
Lach e sis |ˈlakəsis ˈlɑkəsəs |Greek Mythology one of the three Fates. ORIGIN Greek, literally ‘obtaining by lot. ’
Oxford Dictionary
laches
laches |ˈlatʃɪz, ˈleɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law unreasonable delay in asserting a claim, which may result in its dismissal. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘slackness, negligence ’): from Old French laschesse, from lasche ‘loose, lax ’, based on Latin laxus. The current sense dates from the late 16th cent.
Lachesis
Lachesis |ˈlakɪsɪs |Greek Mythology one of the three Fates. ORIGIN Greek, literally ‘getting by lot ’.
Duden Dictionary
Lachesis
La che sis Eigenname griechische Mythologie |L a chesis |eine der drei Schicksalsgöttinnen
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Lachesis
Lach e sis /lǽkɪsɪs /名詞 〘ギ神 ロ神 〙ラケシス 〘運命の3女神の1人; →fate 3 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary