Impropriation

[ɪmprəʊpr'ɪeɪʃən]

(n.) The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.

(n.) The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation.

(n.) A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation.

Typist: Wolfgang