Impropriate /(?)/
Im·pro·pri·ate
Impropriate
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Impropriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impropriating
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To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.]
To impropriate the thanks to himself.
- To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement. (Eng. Eccl. Law)
Impropriate
v. i.
- To become an impropriator. [R.]
Impropriate
a.
- Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated. (Eng. Eccl. Law)