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Webster 1913 Edition
Impropriation
Im-proˊpri-a′tion
,Noun.
1.
The act of impropriating;
as, the
; also, that which is impropriated. impropriation
of property or tithes2.
(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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Impropriation
IMPROPRIA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The benefice impropriated.