impropriation

  1. Noun.  The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.
  2. Noun.  The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation.
  3. Noun.  A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation.

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