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.]
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
v. i.
To become an impropriator. [R.]
Im·pro·pri·ate
a.
(Eng. Eccl. Law) Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.
Webster 1913 Dictionary edited by Patrick J. Cassidy
