Meaning of SINECURE
| Pronunciation: | | 'sInu`kyûr
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- [n] an office that involves minimal duties
- [n] a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
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| | See Also: | | benefice, berth, ecclesiastical benefice, office, place, position, post, situation, spot | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Si`ne*cure\, n. [L. sine without + cura care, LL., a
cure. See {Cure}.]
1. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
--Ayliffe.
2. Any office or position which requires or involves little
or no responsibility, labor, or active service.
A lucrative sinecure in the Excise. --Macaulay.
\Si"ne*cure\, v. t.
To put or place in a sinecure.
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