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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Impropriation — Impropriation, a term from English Ecclesiastical Law, refers to taking the profits from the sale of church property and placing them in the care of a layman or lay corporation for care and distribution. The institution was primarily used in the… … Wikipedia
Improprĭation — (neulat.), Belehnung unter Abänderung der regelmäßigen Eigenschaften (Naturalien) des Lehens, daher der Gegensatz von eigentlichen und uneigentlichen Lehen (feuda propria, recta, regularia und f impropria, irregularia) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
impropriation — index appropriation (taking), arrogation, assignment (transfer of ownership), assumption (seizure), condemnation (seizure) … Law dictionary
impropriation — noun a) The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated. b) The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation … Wiktionary
IMPROPRIATION — the transference of the revenues of a benefice to a layman or lay body to be devoted to spiritual uses … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
impropriation — im·pro·pri·a·tion … English syllables
impropriation — In ecclesiastical law, the annexing an ecclesiastical benefice to the use of a lay person, whether individual or corporate, in the same way as appropriation is the annexing of any such benefice to the proper and perpetual use of some spiritual… … Black's law dictionary
impropriation — In ecclesiastical law, the annexing an ecclesiastical benefice to the use of a lay person, whether individual or corporate, in the same way as appropriation is the annexing of any such benefice to the proper and perpetual use of some spiritual… … Black's law dictionary
impropriation — The investiture of a benefice in a layman or in a lay corporation … Ballentine's law dictionary
impropriation — (ˌ)imˌprōprēˈāshən, əm noun ( s) 1. : the act of impropriating or state of being impropriate 2. : something impropriated : appropriation … Useful english dictionary
