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Impropriation

Charles Buck Theological Dictionary

A parsonage or ecclesiastical living, the profits of which are in the hands of a layman; in which case its stands distinguished from appropriation, which is where the profits of a benefice are in the hands of a bishop college, &c. though the terms are now used promiscuously.

Bibliography Information
Buck, Charles. Entry for 'Impropriation'. Charles Buck Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​cbd/​i/impropriation.html. 1802.