impropriation noun. [ɪm,prǝʊprɪ'eɪʃ(ǝ)n] M16.
[Anglo-Latin impropriatio(n-), formed as IMPROPRIATE: see -ATION.]
1. The action of impropriating a benefice etc.; the proprietorship conveyed by this action. M16.

2. An impropriated benefice; property, tithes, etc., held by an ecclesiastical or lay organization. M16.

3. gen. Appropriation; a thing appropriated. E17-E18.

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