'Impropriate' definitions:

Definition of 'Impropriate'

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  • Impropriate \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.] [1913 Webster]
  • To impropriate the thanks to himself. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Impropriate'

From: GCIDE
  • Impropriate \Im*pro"pri*ate\, v. i. To become an impropriator. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Impropriate'

From: GCIDE
  • Impropriate \Im*pro"pri*ate\, a. (Eng. Eccl. Law) Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated. [1913 Webster]

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