impropriation
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Meaning
- noun The act of impropriating; putting an ecclesiastical benefice or tithes in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation.
- noun A benefice, tithe etc. that has been put in lay hands.
Similar words
malappropriation misappropriation impropriety improperty misbestowal peculation abstraction usurpation usurping impiety
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