Sinecure

['sɪnɪkjʊə(r)] or ['saɪnɪkjʊr]

Definition

(noun.) an office that involves minimal duties.

(noun.) a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached.

Typed by Gwendolyn--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

(n.) Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service.

(v. t.) To put or place in a sinecure.

Inputed by Jane

Definition

n. an ecclesiastical benefice without the cure or care of souls: an office with salary but without work.—adj. pertaining to such an office.—ns. Sī′necurism the state of having a sinecure; Sī′necurist one who holds a sinecure.

Editor: Wendell