impropriate
verb (ɪmˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt)
(tr)
to transfer (property, rights, etc) from the Church into lay hands
adjective (ɪmˈprəʊprɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)
transferred in this way
Derived forms of impropriate
impropriation, noun impropriator, nounWord Origin for impropriate
C16: from Medieval Latin
impropriāre to make one's own, from Latin
im-
in- ² +
propriāre to
appropriate
Words nearby impropriate
impromptu,
improper,
improper fraction,
improper integral,
improperia,
impropriate,
impropriety,
improv,
improve,
improve on,
improvement
Example sentences from the Web for impropriate
In a parish where there is an impropriate rectory and a vicarage, glebe may be attached to both or either.
The Legal Position of the Clergy |P. V. SmithThe poor vicars never got back a bit of the impropriate tithes; the seats of learning got comparatively little.
Two Suffolk Friends |Francis Hindes Groome