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. [1913 Webster] 2. Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service. [1913 Webster] A lucrative sinecure in the Excise. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Sinecure \Si"ne*cure\, v. t. To put or place in a sinecure. [1913 Webster]