Impropriate(a.) Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.
Impropriate(v. i.) To become an impropriator.
Impropriate(v. t.) To appropriate to one's self; to assume.
Impropriate(v. t.) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.
Impropriated(imp. & p. p.) of Impropriate
Impropriating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impropriate
Impropriation(n.) The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.
Impropriation(n.) The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation.
Impropriation(n.) A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation.
Impropriator(n.) One who impropriates; specifically, a layman in possession of church property.
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