Si`ne*cure (?), n. [L. sine
without + cura care, LL., a cure. See Cure.]
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.
Si"ne*cure, v. t. To put or place
in a 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.
2. Any office or position which requires or
involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active
service.
A lucrative sinecure in the Excise.
Macaulay.
Si"ne*cure, v. t. To put or place
in a sinecure.
