- 1. n. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls. Source: opted
- 2. n. Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To put or place in a sinecure. Source: opted
- 4. n. a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached Source: wordnet
- 5. n. an office that involves minimal duties Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls. Ayliffe. 2. Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service. A lucrative sinecure in the Excise. Macaulay. To put or place in a sinecure. Source: webster
- 7. n:100 n. a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached n. an office that involves minimal duties Source: ecdict
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