SINECURE


Meaning of SINECURE in English

— sinecureship , n. — sinecurism , n. — sinecurist , n.

/suy"ni kyoor', sin"i-/ , n.

1. an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns.

2. an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.

[ 1655-65; beneficium ) sine cura (benefice) without care; see CURE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .