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Definition of: sinecure
(sī′nə·ky
r, sin′ə-) noun
1. An office having emoluments but few or no duties.
2. A benefice without cure of souls. [<L sine without + cura care]
—si′ne·cur·ism noun
—si′ne·cur·ist noun
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