See Also: impropriation(dictionary)
IMPROPRIATION, eccl(law)

impropriation (iou)



impropriation noun. M16.
[Anglo-Latin impropriatio(n-), formed as IMPROPRIATE: see -ATION.]
The action of impropriating a benefice etc.; the proprietorship conveyed by this action. M16.
An impropriated benefice; property, tithes, etc., held by an ecclesiastical or lay organization. M16.
gen. Appropriation; a thing appropriated. E17-E18.