Impropriate /(?)/

Im·pro·pri·ate

Impropriate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Impropriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impropriating

  1. To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.]
    To impropriate the thanks to himself.
  2. To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement. (Eng. Eccl. Law)

Impropriate

v. i.
  1. To become an impropriator. [R.]

Impropriate

a.
  1. Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated. (Eng. Eccl. Law)