lack

lack is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] Blame; cause of blame; fault; crime; offense. [Obs.] Chaucer.

[2] Deficiency; want; need; destitution; failure; as, a lack of sufficient food. She swooneth now and now for lakke of blood. Chaucer. Let his lack of years be no impediment. Shak.

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