n. Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use; disuse. [ R. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude;
The disuse of the tongue in the only . . . remedy. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
Church discipline then fell into disuse. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]