Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Sinecure

[si'-ne-kure ]. An enjoyment of the money attached to a benefice without having the trouble of the “cure”; also applied to any office to which a salary is attached without any duties to perform. (Latin, sine cura, without cure, or care.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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