temporalty Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the worldly possessions of a church
    temporality.
  2. noun in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
    laity.

WordNet


Tem"po*ral*ty noun
Etymology
See Temporality.
Definitions
  1. The laity; secular people. Obs. Abp. Abbot.
  2. A secular possession; a temporality.

Webster 1913