# impropriate

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To appropriate for private use.
2. In ecclesiastical law, to place (ecclesiastical property) under control or management of a layperson.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin impropriātus, past participle of impropriāre (“to take as one's own, appropriate”), from Latin in- + proprius (“one's own”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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