Im*pro"pri*ate (?), a. (Eng. Eccl. Law) Put into the hands of a layman;
impropriated.
Im*pro`pri*a"tion (?), n. 1. The act of impropriating; as, the
impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) (a) The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice
in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation. (b) A benefice in the
hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation.
Im*pro"pri*a`tor (?), n. One who impropriates; specifically, a layman
in possession of church property.
Im*pro`pri*a"trix (?), n.; pl. E. -trixes, L. -trices (&?;). A female
impropriator.
Im`pro*pri"e*ty (?), n.; pl. Improprieties (#). [L. improprietas; cf.
F. impropriété. See Improper.] 1. The quality of being improper;
unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances;
as, impropriety of behavior or manners.
2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an
inaccurate use of language.
But every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities.
Johnson.
Many gross improprieties, however authorized by practice, ought to
be discarded.
Swift.
Im`pros*per"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. improspérité.] Want of prosperity.
[Obs.]
Im*pros"per*ous (?), a. [Pref. im- not + prosperous: cf. F.
improspère, L. improsper.] Not prosperous. [Obs.] Dryden. - -
Im*pros"per*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Im*pros"per*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]
Im*prov`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being improvable;
improvableness.
Im*prov"a*ble (?), a. [From Improve.] 1. Capable of being improved;
susceptible of improvement; admitting of being made better; capable of
cultivation, or of being advanced in good qualities.
Man is accommodated with moral principles, improvable by the
exercise of his faculties.
Sir M. Hale.