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