impropriate

verb

Etymology

From Medieval Latin impropriātus, past participle of impropriāre (“to take as one's own, appropriate”), from Latin in- + proprius (“one's own”).

  1. derived from in-
  2. derived from impropriātus

Definitions

  1. To appropriate for private use.

    • And for the Pardon of the rest, that had stood against the King; the King, upon a second advice, thought it not fit it should pass by Parliament, the better (being matter of Grace) to impropriate the Thanks to himself […]
  2. In ecclesiastical law, to place (ecclesiastical property) under control or management of…

    In ecclesiastical law, to place (ecclesiastical property) under control or management of a layperson.

  3. Of ecclesiastical property

    Of ecclesiastical property: placed under the control or management of a layperson.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA