IMPROPRIATION
Etymology
Noun
impropriation (countable and uncountable, plural impropriations)
The act of impropriating; putting an ecclesiastical benefice or tithes in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation.
A benefice, tithe etc. that has been put in lay hands.
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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