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SINECURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An office that involves minimal duties
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sinecure" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("sinecure" is a kind of...):
benefice; ecclesiastical benefice (an endowed church office giving income to its holder)
