impropriation

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪmˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ UK /ɪmˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
English ecclesiastical law: the transfer of a church benefice or its tithes into the hands of a layperson or secular corporation

The impropriation of the rectory diverted its tithe income to a lay landowner.
2

noun
a benefice, tithe, or other church revenue held by a layperson or secular body

The bishop's income included several impropriations attached to distant parishes.

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Synonyms

1 noun · english ecclesiastical law:... secular appropriationtransfer to lay ownership

2 noun · a benefice, tithe, or other... lay-held beneficeappropriated tithe

Word family

Forms impropriations

Related forms impropriate benefice titheadvowsonrectory

Etymology

Formed from impropriate + -ion. Impropriate comes from Medieval Latin impropriare, 'to make one's own,' based on Latin in- and proprius, 'one's own.' In English the noun became a specialized term for church property or income made the property of a lay owner.

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# impropriation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪmˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪmˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. English ecclesiastical law: the transfer of a church benefice or its tithes into the hands of a layperson or secular corporation
2. a benefice, tithe, or other church revenue held by a layperson or secular body

## Examples
- The impropriation of the rectory diverted its tithe income to a lay landowner.
- The bishop's income included several impropriations attached to distant parishes.

## Synonyms
- secular appropriation
- transfer to lay ownership
- lay-held benefice
- appropriated tithe

## Related Forms
- impropriate
- benefice
- tithe
- advowson
- rectory

## Etymology
Formed from impropriate + -ion. Impropriate comes from Medieval Latin impropriare, 'to make one's own,' based on Latin in- and proprius, 'one's own.' In English the noun became a specialized term for church property or income made the property of a lay owner.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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