Sinecure

Definition of Sinecure

Si`ne`cure
n.1.An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
2.Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service.
A lucrative sinecure in the Excise.
- Macaulay.
v. t.1.To put or place in a sinecure.

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benefice, ecclesiastical benefice
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