sinecure
[ sahy-ni-kyoo r, sin-i- ]
/ ˈsaɪ nɪˌkyʊər, ˈsɪn ɪ- /
noun
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.
Words nearby sinecure
sine curve, sine die, sine prole, sine qua non, sine wave, sinecure, sinemet, sinew, sinewy, sinfjotli, sinfonia
Origin of sinecure
OTHER WORDS FROM sinecure
si·ne·cure·ship, nounsi·ne·cur·ism, nounsi·ne·cur·ist, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sinecure
cynosure sinecureDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for sinecure
British Dictionary definitions for sinecure
sinecure
/ (ˈsaɪnɪˌkjʊə) /
noun
a paid office or post involving minimal duties
a Church benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral charge is attached
Derived forms of sinecure
sinecurism, nounsinecurist, nounWord Origin for sinecure
C17: from Medieval Latin phrase (beneficium) sine cūrā (benefice) without cure (of souls), from Latin sine without + cūra cure, care
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012