First Known Use: 1662
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sinecure
noun si·ne·cure \ˈsī-ni-ˌkyu̇r, ˈsi-\
: a job or position in which someone is paid to do little or no work
Full Definition of SINECURE
1
archaic : an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls
2
: an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
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Origin of SINECURE
Medieval Latin sine cura without cure (of souls)
Rhymes with SINECURE
amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, coverture, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, epicure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, prelature, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur
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