About The Word Impropriate
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Impropriate
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What's The Definition Of Impropriate?Synonyms | Synonyms for Impropriate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Impropriate: See Also | Impropriate In Webster's Dictionary \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.]
To impropriate the thanks to himself. --Bacon.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical
property) in the hands of a layman for care and
disbursement.
\Im*pro"pri*ate\, v. i. To become an impropriator. [R.] \Im*pro"pri*ate\, a. (Eng. Eccl. Law) Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated. |
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