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Impropriation

in the English Church, the transfer benefice to the possession of layman, the annexing of benefices to ecclesiastical corporations being called "appropriation," though they are sometimes identical.

IMPROVISATORE (im-prō-vēz-ätōr-ä), one who composes and recites or sings extemporaneous or impromptu verses upon any given subject without premeditation. The Italians particularly excel in this species of composition, owing, no doubt, in great measure, to the richness and flexibility of their language.

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