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Impropriation
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noun
Impropriation
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.
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