Impropriation, a term from English ecclesiastical law, was the destination of the income from tithes of an ecclesiastical benefice to a layman.{harvcol|B&P||p=340} With the establishment of the parish system in England, it was necessary for the properties to have an owner. This was the parochianus or parson/rector who was sustained by the benefice...
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• (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. • (n.) The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.
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The transfer following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536 of the tithes and advowsons of parish churches to either the Crown or powerful lay persons. Tithes became a source of private...
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Im·pro`pri·a'tion noun 1. The act of impropriating; as, the
impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) (a) The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation.
(b) A ...
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