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Webster 1913 Edition

Impropriate

Im-pro′pri-ate

,
Verb.
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

,
Verb.
I.
To become an impropriator.
[R.]

Im-pro′pri-ate

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

Webster 1828 Edition

Impropriate

IMPRO'PRIATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. in and proprius, proper.]
1.
To appropriate to private use; to take to one's self; as, to impropriate thanks to one's self. [Not used.]
2.
To annex the possessions of the church or a benefice to a layman.

IMPRO'PRIATE

,
Adj.
Devolved into the hands of a layman.

Definition 2024

impropriate

impropriate

English

Verb

impropriate ‎(third-person singular simple present impropriates, present participle impropriating, simple past and past participle impropriated)

  1. (obsolete) to appropriate.
    • Francis Bacon
      to impropriate the thanks to himself
  2. In ecclesiastical law, to place ecclesiastical property under control or management of a layperson.

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