Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Default \De*fault"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Defaulted}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Defaulting}.]
   1. To fail in duty; to offend.

            That he gainst courtesy so foully did default.
                                                  --Spenser.

   2. To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty.

   3. To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.