the front part of the lower trunk and thighs of a seated person
the part of a garment covering the lap
archaic a loose panel or hanging flap, e.g. on a garment
drop/fall into somebody's lap
to come to somebody easily or effortlessly
drop something in somebody's lap
to cause something to become somebody's responsibility
in the lap of luxury
in an environment of great ease, comfort, and wealth
in the lap of the gods
entirely dependent on chance; beyond human influence or control
[originally on the knees of the gods, from passages in Homer's Iiad and Odyssey.]lapful (pl lapfuls) noun
[Old English læppa flap or fold in a garment, later the front of a skirt when held up to hold something, hence the corresponding part of the body as a place on or in which to hold something]