impropriate

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Definition of impropriate in English English dictionary

In ecclesiastical law to place ecclesiastical property under control or management of a layperson

to appropriate

Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated

To appropriate to one's self; to assume

To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement

To become an impropriator

Related Terms

impropriation

A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation

ımpropriate

{v} to convert to private use, to alienate

impropriation

The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated

impropriation

The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation

Hyphenation

im·pro·pri·ate