Sinecure

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. Any office or position which requires or involves little
        or no responsibility, labor, or active service.
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              A lucrative sinecure in the Excise.   --Macaulay.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sinecure \Si"ne*cure\, v. t.
     To put or place in a sinecure.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sinecure
       n 1: a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are
            attached
       2: an office that involves minimal duties

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  SINECURE. In the ecclesiastical law, this term is used to signify that an 
  ecclesiastical officer is without a charge or cure. 
       2. In common parlance it means the receipt of a salary for an office 
  when there are no duties to be performed.