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si·ne·cure
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| 1. | an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns. |
| 2. | an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls. |
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si·ne·cure·ship, noun
si·ne·cur·ism, noun
si·ne·cur·ist, noun
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sinecure
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| si·ne·cure
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[From Medieval Latin (beneficium) sine cūrā, (benefice) without cure (of souls) : Latin sine, without + Latin cūrā, ablative of cūra, care; see cure.] si'ne·cur·ism n., si'ne·cur'ist n. |
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sinecure
1662, "church benefice without parish duties," from M.L. beneficium sine cura "benefice without care" (of souls), from L. sine "without" + cura, ablative sing. of cura "care" (see cure).
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| sinecure | |
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| 1. | a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached |
| 2. | an office that involves minimal duties |
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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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Sinecure
Si"ne*cure\, v. t. To put or place in a sinecure.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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