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sinecure

UK /ˈsaɪ.nɪˌkjʊə/US /ˈsaɪ.nəˌkjʊɹ/

adjective 2
noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

adjective2

•
Requiring no work for an ample reward.
- By the act of union (1800), the offices of Irish secretary, a sinecure post, and lord lieutenant's secretary were combined. — 2006
•
Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose.
- The old man hastily pulled down his spectacles from their sinecure office on his forehead, and looked at her with an expression of most angry amazement. — 1831

noun2

•
A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
- Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […] — 1847
(historical) An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

verb1

To put or place in a sinecure.

forms

sinecured · sinecuring · sinecures

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