'Impropriation' definitions:
Definition of 'Impropriation'
From: GCIDE
- Impropriation \Im*pro`pri*a"tion\, n.
- 1. The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]