Impropriate
Impropriate , transitive verb
[Prefix im- in + Latin propriatus, past participle of propriare to appropriate. See Appropriate.]
1.
To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obsolete]
To impropriate the thanks to himself.
2.
(Eng. Ecclesiastical Law) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.
Impropriate , intransitive verb
To become an impropriator. [Rare]
Impropriate , adjective
(Eng. Ecclesiastical Law) Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.