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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Impropriation

· Im·pro·pri·a·tion · IPA /ɪmpɹəʊpɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
01 n. The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.
  1. 1.
    The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.
  2. 2.
    The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation.(Eng. Eccl. Law)