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sinecure |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sinecure \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sinecure \Si"ne*cure\, v. t. To put or place in a sinecure. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sinecure n 1: a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached 2: an office that involves minimal duties
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