impropriation

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A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation
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

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