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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Sinecure (0.02323 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Sinecure.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sinecure
sinecure
n 1: a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are
attached
2: an office that involves minimal duties
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sinecure
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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Sinecure
\Si"ne*cure\, v. t.
To put or place in a sinecure.
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