Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
sinécure — [ sinekyr ] n. f. • 1820; n. m. 1803 ; sinecura 1715; angl. sinecure, du lat. sine cura, abrév. de beneficium sine cura « bénéfice ecclésiastique sans travail » ♦ Charge ou emploi où l on est rétribué sans avoir rien (ou presque rien) à faire;… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sinecure — Sinécure Voir « sinécure » sur le Wiktionnaire … Wikipédia en Français
sinecure — si‧ne‧cure [ˈsaɪnɪkjʊə,ˈsɪn ǁ kjʊr] noun [countable] JOBS a job which you get paid for even though you do not have to do very much: • The bureaucrats saw their sinecures endangered by the demand for efficiency. * * * sinecure UK US /ˈsɪnɪkjʊər/… … Financial and business terms
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. [1913 Webster] 2. Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sinecure — Si ne*cure, v. t. To put or place in a sinecure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sinecure — Sinecure, im Sprachgebrauche eine Anstellung, welche Vortheile einträgt ohne Mühe, oder Arbeit zu verursachen, namentlich aber in dieser Beziehung auf geistliche Pfründen angewendet … Damen Conversations Lexikon
Sinecure — (vom lat. sine cura, ohne Sorge), Amt mit Gehalt und wenigen oder gar keinen Geschäften … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
sinecure — 1660s, church benefice without parish duties, from M.L. beneficium sine cura benefice without care (of souls), from L. sine without + cura, ablative singular of cura care (see CURE (Cf. cure)) … Etymology dictionary
sinecure — meaning ‘a position that requires little or no work but provides profit or honour’, is normally pronounced siy ni kyoo ǝ, with the first syllable like sign … Modern English usage
sinecure — ► NOUN ▪ a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit. ORIGIN from Latin sine cura without care … English terms dictionary
