impropriate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Im*pro"pri*ate transitive verb

Etymology

Pref. im- in + L. propriatus, p. p. of propriare to appropriate. See Appropriate.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Impropriated ; present participle & verbal noun Impropriating

Definitions

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 intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To become an impropriator. R.

Im*pro"pri*ate adjective

Definitions

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