impropriate
transitive verb
im·pro·pri·ate
| \ ə̇mˈprōprēˌāt \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of impropriate
(Entry 1 of 2)
2a
: to take over (a benefice or ecclesiastical property) and make one's own
the town which had impropriated the revenues of the church— T. D. Atkinson
b
: to transfer (monastic property) to lay control or ownership
—distinguished from appropriate
impropriate
adjective
im·pro·pri·ate
| \ -ə̇t \
Definition of impropriate (Entry 2 of 2)
: impropriated : lay as distinguished from clerical
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“Impropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impropriate. Accessed 27 Feb. 2021.
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