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Impropriation

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in Great Britain, a parsonage or ecclesiastical living, the profits of which are in the hands of a layman; in which case it stands distinguished from appropriation, which is where the profits of a benefice are in the hands of a bishop, college, etc., though the terms are now used promiscuously in England.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Impropriation'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​i/impropriation.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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