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impropriate vb /ɪmˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt/

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

adj /ɪmˈprəʊprɪɪt; -ˌeɪt/

transferred in this way

Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin impropriāre to make one's own, from Latin im- in-² + propriāre to appropriateimˌpropriˈation n imˈpropriˌator n

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