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disimpropriating

disimpropriating is the present participle and gerund of disimpropriate.

Meaning of disimpropriate

Verb

disimpropriate (third-person singular simple present disimpropriates, present participle disimpropriating, simple past and past participle disimpropriated)

  1. In ecclesiastical law, to remove (ecclesiastical property) from control or management of a layperson.
    • Suppose now that I disimpropriate the tithe, and as Patron present myself. The case is in no wise altered. The proposing Tenant will still offer me, as Parson, a rent diminished by the value of the labour he is required to provide.1856, Charles Abbot Stevens, Remarks on the rating of tithe commutation rent-charge

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Questions about disimpropriating

What is disimpropriating the present participle and gerund of?
Disimpropriating is the present participle and gerund of disimpropriate.

Words near disimpropriating in the dictionary

  1. disimprisonment
  2. disimprisons
  3. disimpropriate
  4. disimpropriated
  5. disimpropriates
  6. disimpropriating
  7. disimprove
  8. disimproved
  9. disimprovement
  10. disimprovements
  11. disimproves

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