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for sinecure
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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 :
Sinecure \Si"ne*cure\, v. t.
To put or place in a sinecure.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
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) :
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.
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