expropriation

[Fr., from Lat. expro priatus, pa. par. of exproprio.] 1. The act of disengaging from appropriation; a ceasing to hold or claim as one's own; of giving up a claim to the exclusive property in. 2. The act of dispo e ing an owner of his prop. erty, either wholly or in part. Expropriation of the Francis cans : Ch. Hist.: The renunciation of all property by the Francis cans, whether in their individual or in their corporate capacity. This was in conformity with the severe rule of their founder. In 1322 Pope John XXII. decided that the Church of Rome might hold property, which the Francis cans were permitted to use, a relaxation which gave great offense to the more rigid members of the Order. ( Mosheim : Ch. Hist ., cent. xiii., pt. ii., ch. ii., § 31; cent. xiv., pt.ii., ch. ii., § 28, 29.) *ěx-pu-āte, a. [Lat. exspuatus , pa. par. of ex spuo : ex out, and spuo =to spit.] Spit out, ejected, ěx-pūgn ( g silent), *ex-pugne, v . t . [Lat. ex pug no : ex out, fully, and pug no to fight; O. Fr. expugner.] To conquer; to take by a ault; to vanquish. "The most effectual and powerful agents in conquering and expugning that cruel enemy."-Evelyn: Discourse of Sallets .