- Impropriate
- Impropriate Im*pro"pri*ate, a. (Eng. Eccl. Law) Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated. [1913 Webster]
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Impropriate
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Impropriate — Im*pro pri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impropriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impropriating}.] [Pref. im in + L. propriatus, p. p. of propriare to appropriate. See {Appropriate}.] 1. To appropriate to one s self; to assume. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impropriate — Im*pro pri*ate, v. i. To become an impropriator. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impropriate — [im prō′prē āt΄; ] for adj., usually [, im prō′prēit] vt. impropriated, impropriating 〚< ML(Ec) impropriatus, pp. of ML impropriare, to take as one s own < L in, in + proprius, one s own〛 1. to transfer (church income or property) to private… … Universalium
impropriate — I verb accroach, adopt, annex, apply to one s own uses, appropriate, arrogate, assume, assume ownership, avail oneself of, bear away, carry away, claim, claim unduly, confer ownership on oneself, convert, disseise, embezzle, employ, help oneself… … Law dictionary
impropriate — [im prō′prē āt΄; ] for adj., usually [, im prō′prēit] vt. impropriated, impropriating [< ML(Ec) impropriatus, pp. of ML impropriare, to take as one s own < L in, in + proprius, one s own] 1. to transfer (church income or property) to… … English World dictionary
impropriate — verb In ecclesiastical law to place ecclesiastical property under control or management of a layperson … Wiktionary
impropriate — [ɪm prəʊprɪeɪt] verb [usu. as adjective impropriated] grant (an ecclesiastical benefice) to a corporation or person as their property. ↘place (tithes or ecclesiastical property) in lay hands. Derivatives impropriation noun Origin C16: from Anglo… … English new terms dictionary
impropriate — im·pro·pri·ate … English syllables
impropriate — Ecclesiastical Law –adjective /ɪmˈproʊpriət/ (say im prohpreeuht), / prieɪt/ (say preeayt) 1. devolved into the hands of a layperson. –verb (t) /ɪmˈproʊprieɪt/ (say im prohpreeayt) (impropriated, impropriating) 2. to place (ecclesiastical… … Australian-English dictionary
impropriate — v.t. transfer (ecclesiastical revenue) to layman. ♦ impropriation, ♦ impropriator, ♦ impropriatrix, n … Dictionary of difficult words
