In Scots law, the casualty or advantage which formerly fell to the superior when the heir of a deceased vassal failed to renew the investiture, the superior being then entitled to the rent of the feu.(noun)
The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)
Use "non-entry" in a sentence
"Well, let's just say my non-entry WAS a form rejection."
"An analysis of Fred Thompson's tax fillings show that the vast majority of his donors are contributing for the first time this cycle and therefore his late entry – or rather, non-entry – to the race hasn't pulled donors away from the declared candidates as some had feared, the New York Times reports."
"Remember her non-entry into the Romance Novel market?"