What is "impropriate"

Impropriate \Im*pro"pri*ate\, v. i. To become an impropriator. [R.]

Impropriate \Im*pro"pri*ate\, a. (Eng. Eccl. Law) Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.

Impropriate \Im*pro"pri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impropriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impropriating.] [Pref. im- in + L. propriatus, p. p. of propriare to appropriate. See Appropriate.]

1. To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.]

   To impropriate the thanks to himself.
   --Bacon.

2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.

vb. 1 (context obsolete English) to appropriate. 2 In ecclesiastical law, to place ecclesiastical property under control or management of a layperson.