Definition of Imprapriation
Impropriation, the transference of the revenues of a benefice to a
layman or lay body to be devoted to spiritual uses.
- Wikipedia
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.
- The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation.
- A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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