impropriate Meaning & Definition
What Does Impropriate Mean?
Impropriate is used as a verb meaning To appropriate for private use. It is also used to mean In ecclesiastical law, to place (ecclesiastical property) under control or management of a layperson. As an adjective, it means Of ecclesiastical property: placed under the control or management of a layperson.
Impropriate Definition (Verb)
- To appropriate for private use.
- In ecclesiastical law, to place (ecclesiastical property) under control or management of a layperson.
Impropriate as an Adjective
- Of ecclesiastical property: placed under the control or management of a layperson.
Synonyms of Impropriate
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Impropriate synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
impropriate (third-person singular simple present impropriates, present participle impropriating, simple past and past participle impropriated)
impropriate (not comparable)
Origin of Impropriate
From Medieval Latin impropriātus, past participle of impropriāre (“to take as one's own, appropriate”), from Latin in- + proprius (“one's own”).