Sinecure
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsaɪ.nɪˌkjʊə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sinecure is a noun meaning A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
Meaning
A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
More Meanings
- Requiring no work for an ample reward.
- Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose.
- (transitive) To put or place in a sinecure.
- (historical) An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
Example Sentences
A lucrative sinecure in the Excise was bestowed on Ferguson.
Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]
By the act of union (1800), the offices of Irish secretary, a sinecure post, and lord lieutenant's secretary were combined.
The old man hastily pulled down his spectacles from their sinecure office on his forehead, and looked at her with an expression of most angry amazement.
Word Forms
- sinecures
- sinecuring
- sinecured
Related Words
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