Appropriation
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
In English ecclesiastical law. The perpetual annexing of a benefice to some spiritual corporation either sole or aggregate, being the patron of the living.
1 Bl. Com. 384. 3 Steph. Com. 70—75. 1 Crah Vs Real Prop. 144, § 129.
Termes de la ley.
Cowell.
Where the an* nezation is to the use of a lay person, it is usually called an impropriation.
1 Crab Vi Real Prop. 145, § 130.