[ ɪm'prəʊprɪeɪt ]
■ verb [usu. as adjective ~d ] grant (an ecclesiastical benefice) to a corporation or person as their property.
↘place (tithes or ecclesiastical property) in lay hands.
Derivatives
impropriation noun
Origin
C16: from Anglo-Latin impropriat- , impropriare 'appropriate', based on L. proprius 'one's own'.