sinecure
si·ne·cure
noun \ˈsī-ni-ˌkyu̇r, ˈsi-\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
Origin of SINECURE
Medieval Latin sine cura without cure (of souls)
First Known Use: 1662
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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