impropriate

Definitions

1. 1.(Eng. Eccl. Law) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.
2. 2.To become an impropriator. [R.]
3. 3.Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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