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In Commendam
In canon law, commendam (or in commendam) was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody of a patron. The practice of in commendam came in to widespread use (and abuse) in the 14th and 15th centuries, but the origins can be found in the Early Middle Ages when, during periods of upheaval and invasion, church property (ecclesiastical benefice's) would be given to a member of the church to safeguard until order was restored.
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