Property or income owned by a church

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) The state or fact of being spiritual; holiness, spirituality. 2 Collectively, the authorities of spiritual matters; the clergy.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. property or income owned by a church [syn: spirituality , church property ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spiritualty \Spir"it*u*al*ty\, n. [See Spirituality .] (Eccl.) An ecclesiastical body; a spirituality. --Shak.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "spirituality, quality of being spiritual;" from c.1400 as "the clergy," from Old French espiritualte , espirituaute , variants of spiritualite , from Late Latin spiritualitatem (see spirituality ).