About The Word Impropriate
Learn about the word Impropriate to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Impropriate definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Impropriate
| Impropriate Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Homo habilis ‐ extinct species of upright east African hominid having some advanced…
- Jasminum ‐ shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old…
- Deconstruction ‐ a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or…
- Silver wedding anniversary ‐ the 25th wedding…
- Click open ‐ open with a clicking sound; "These keys have clicked open many…
- Wagtail ‐ Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down…
- Diagram ‐ a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing…
- File clerk ‐ a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an…
- Shrub ‐ A woody plant of relatively low height, having several stems…
- Serial port ‐ an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers)…