Logo The Wordsmith Dictionary
Exact matches only Allow stemming Match all embedded
Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPROPRIATOR

n.A layman who has possession of the lands of the church or an ecclesiastical living.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMPROPRIATOR

IMPROPRIATOR Im *pro "pri *a `tor, n.

 

Defn: One who impropriates; specifically, a layman in possession of church property.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

impropriator

im pro pri a tor |imˈprōprēˌātər ɪmˈproʊprieɪdər | ▶noun a person to whom a benefice is granted as their property.

 

Oxford Dictionary

impropriator

im |pro ¦pri |ator |ɪmˈprəʊprɪeɪtə | ▶noun a person to whom a benefice is granted as their property.