impropriate

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English

Definitions

verb

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

adjective

Of ecclesiastical property: placed under the control or management of a layperson.

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Synonyms

rectory rectories tithes malappropriate misappropriate improper pervert purloin misimprove improbate misuse abuse mispossess misallocate steal misprocure

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