Definition of impropriator in English:
impropriator
noun ɪmˈprəʊprɪeɪtəimˈprōprēˌādər
A person to whom a benefice is granted as their property.
Example sentencesExamples
- Similar tactics could be employed against tithe-gatherers, especially when the proceeds went to lay or monastic impropriators rather than the parish priest for whom God had ordained them.
- The treatment complained of is not that of the defendants personally but that of lay impropriators generally, the defendants included.