Lag (?), a. [Of Celtic origin: cf. Gael. & Ir. lagweak, feeble, faint, W. llag, llac, slack, loose, remiss, sluggish; prob. akin to E. lax, languid.] 1. Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy. [Obs.]
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Came too lag to see him buried. Shak.
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2. Last; long-delayed; -- obsolete, except in the phrase lag end. “The lag end of my life.” Shak.
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3. Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior. [Obs.] “Lag souls.” Dryden.
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Lag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lagging (?).] To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or loiter. “I shall not lag behind.” Milton.

Syn. -- To loiter; linger; saunter; delay; be tardy.
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Lag, n. One transported for a crime. [Slang, Eng.]
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