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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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