SINECURE

Sinecure

A sinecure means an office that requires or involves little or no responsibility, labour, or active service. The term originated in the medieval church, where it signified a post without any responsibility for the "care of souls", the regular liturgical and pastoral functions of a cleric, but came to be applied to any post, secular or ecclesiastical, that involved little or no actual work. Sinecures have historically provided a potent tool for governments or monarchs to distribute patronage, while recipients are able to store up titles and easy salaries.

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sinecure

Noun

  1. A position that requires no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
  2. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

Verb

  1. To put or place in a sinecure.


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