impropriation

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Synonyms: appropriation, expropriation, improperation, impropriator, impropriating, impropriations

Antonyms: appropriation, expropriation, improperation, impropriator, impropriating, impropriations

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Noun

1. The act of [[impropriate|impropriating]]; putting an ecclesiastical [[benefice]] or [[tithe]]s in the hands of a [[layman]], or [[lay]] corporation.
2. A [[benefice]], [[tithe]] etc. that has been put in lay hands.

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