impropriate

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In ecclesiastical law to place ecclesiastical property under control or management of a layperson
to appropriate
Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated
To appropriate to one's self; to assume
To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement
To become an impropriator

Related Terms

impropriation
A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation
ımpropriate
{v} to convert to private use, to alienate
impropriation
The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated
impropriation
The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation