impropriate

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
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            To impropriate the thanks to himself. --Bacon.
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   2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical
      property) in the hands of a layman for care and
      disbursement.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Impropriate \Im*pro"pri*ate\, v. i.
   To become an impropriator. [R.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Impropriate \Im*pro"pri*ate\, a. (Eng. Eccl. Law)
   Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.
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