Found 1 items, similar to impropriation.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Impropriation 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]