impropriate
1 of 2transitive verb
im·pro·pri·ate
ə̇mˈprōprēˌāt
-ed/-ing/-s
1
obsolete : appropriate
2
a
: 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
T. D. Atkinson b
: to transfer (monastic property) to lay control or ownership —distinguished from appropriate
impropriate
2 of 2adjective
im·pro·pri·ate
-ə̇t
: impropriated : lay as distinguished from clerical
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Medieval Latin or New Latin impropriatus, past participle of impropriare, from Latin in- in- entry 2 + propriare to appropriate
Adjective
New Latin or Medieval Latin impropriatus
- follow about
- follow around
- follow block
- follow close on something's heels
- follow close on the heels of
- follow close on the heels of something
- follow hard on something's heels
- follow hard on the heels of
- follow hard on the heels of something
- follow hot on something's heels
- follow hot on the heels of
- follow hot on the heels of something
- follow in someone's footsteps
- follow one's heart
- follow one's nose
- follow out
- follow rest
- follow shot
- follow shots
- follow someone's example
- follow someone's lead
- follow spot
- follow suit
- follow the crowd
- follow the herd