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Sinecure
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To put or place in a sinecure.