appropry
UK/əˈpɹəʊpɹi/US/əˈpɹoʊpɹi/
appropry verb: to appropriate (for); to set apart.
Verb
appropry (third-person singular simple present appropries, present participle approprying, simple past and past participle appropried)
- To appropriate (for); to set apart.
- And forasmoche as al the religiouse men , to whoos places many good benefices be appropried,[…]a. 1532, William Warham, “Letter CXXXV”, in Henry Sweet, editor, Original Letters Illustrative of English History: Third Series […] , London: Richard Bentley, published 1846, page 30
- […] now therfoꝛe ſyth his māhead is a creature, it cā not haue this gloꝛy onely whiche is appꝛopꝛied to the Godhead.1573 [1530], William Tyndall, “The Supper of the Lord”, in The Whole Workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and R. Barnes […] , London: Iohn Daye, page 461
Forms of appropry
| third-person singular present | appropries |
|---|---|
| present participle | approprying |
| past participle | appropried |
| past | appropried |
Origin of appropry
From Middle English appropren, approprien, from Anglo-Norman approprier, from Latin appropriō; compare appropriate.
Questions about appropry
- What does appropry mean?
- Appropry means to appropriate (for); to set apart.
- What part of speech is appropry?
- Appropry is a verb.
- How do you pronounce appropry?
- Appropry is pronounced /əˈpɹəʊpɹi/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of appropry?
- The past tense of appropry is appropried.
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