Impropriate
Pronunciation : Im*pro"pri*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. im- in + L. propriatus, p. p. of propriare to appropriate. See Appropriate.]
Definition : 1. To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.] To impropriate the thanks to himself. Bacon.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Law)
Defn: To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.
t. [imp. & p. p. Impropriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impropriating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Im*pro"pri*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become an impropriator. [R.]
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Im*pro"pri*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.
(Eng. Eccl. Law)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913