im|pro´pri|a´tor

im|pro´pri|a´tor
im|pro|pri|ate «adjective. ihm PROH pree iht; verb. ihm PROH pree ayt», adjective, verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
–adj.
(of church property, tithes, or the like) placed in lay hands.
–v.t.
1. to put (church property, tithes, or the like) in lay hands.
2. Obsolete. to appropriate.
╂[< New Latin impropriare (with English -ate1) < Latin in- in + proprius one's own, private]
–im|pro´pri|a´tion, noun.
–im|pro´pri|a´tor, noun.

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