impropriation

== English == === Etymology === From impropri(ate) +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmpɹəʊpɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === impropriation (countable and uncountable, plural impropriations) The act of impropriating; putting an ecclesiastical benefice or tithes in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation. A benefice, tithe etc. that has been put in lay hands.