impropriate


verb(ɪmˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt)
  1. (tr) to transfer (property, rights, etc) from the Church into lay hands

adjective(ɪmˈprəʊprɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)
  1. transferred in this way

Origin of impropriate

1
C16: from Medieval Latin impropriāre to make one's own, from Latin im- in- ² + propriāre to appropriate

Derived forms of impropriate

  • impropriation, noun
  • impropriator, noun

Words Nearby impropriate

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How to use impropriate in a sentence

  • The poor vicars never got back a bit of the impropriate tithes; the seats of learning got comparatively little.

    Two Suffolk Friends | Francis Hindes Groome
  • If there is a rector impropriate, his consent will be necessary to any proposed change in the chancel.

  • In a parish where there is an impropriate rectory and a vicarage, glebe may be attached to both or either.