Clipping of literature.

(transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations). / (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's d...

(Britain, slang) An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time. / (typically in the phrase 'in a faff') A state of confused or frantic activity.

plural of falcation