sinecure
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.
Origin of sinecure
1Other words from sinecure
- si·ne·cure·ship, noun
- si·ne·cur·ism, noun
- si·ne·cur·ist, noun
Words that may be confused with sinecure
- cynosure, sinecure
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How to use sinecure in a sentence
Freeling was denounced as a sinecurist, who permitted impositions in the colonies which he dared not make at home.
The History of the Post Office in British North America | William SmithThe man who was not a sinecurist or a peculator was pretty sure to be a profligate or a gambler.
Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches | Justin McCarthyNo sinecurist, with his pension recently reduced, could have been more vehement on the subject of the sanctity of vested rights.
Rattlin the Reefer | Edward HowardIs he not a sinecurist—one of the locusts who fatten on the sweat and blood of the people, as the Sunday paper says?
The Poacher | Frederick MarryatHis man is a man of business; his embassy is no showy sinecure; his ambassador is no showy sinecurist.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for sinecure
/ (ˈsaɪnɪˌkjʊə) /
a paid office or post involving minimal duties
a Church benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral charge is attached
Origin of sinecure
1Derived forms of sinecure
- sinecurism, noun
- sinecurist, noun
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