Category:Sinecure

Si`ne*cure, n. Etym: [l. sine without + cura care, ll., a cure. See Cure.]

1. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls. Ayliffe.

2. Any office or position which requires or involves little or no Responsibility, labor, or active service. A lucrative sinecure in the excise. Macaulay.

Sinecure Si"ne*cure, v. t.

Defn: to put or place in a sinecure.