2 entries under this word

Sinecure

Sī'ne-cūre, n.

noun

n. [Fr. sinécure, from Lat. sine, without, and cura, care, L. Lat. a cure.]

  1. An ecclesiastical benefice, without the care of souls. Ayliffe.
  2. An office or position which requires or involves no labor or active service. “A lucrative sinecure in the Excise.” Macaulay.

Si'ne-cūre, v. t.

verbtransitive

To put in a sinecure.