impropriate

verb (ɪmˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt)

(tr) to transfer (property, rights, etc) from the Church into lay hands

adjective (ɪmˈprəʊprɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)

transferred in this way

Derived Formsimpropriation, nounimpropriator, noun

Word Origin

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

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Examples from the Web for impropriate

Historical Examples

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
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. Smith

impropriate

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for impropriate

Historical Examples

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

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