[f. as prec. + -ING2.] That assigns to a special owner or purpose.
1633. Sanderson, 21 Serm., Ad. Aul. iii. (1673), 43. Appropriating and distinctive titles.
1702. Luttrell, Brief Rel., V. 155. An appropriating clause added to the land tax.
1882. W. Cory, Mod. Eng. Hist., II. 540. Resistance to the appropriating party was wholesome Toryism.
