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sinecure
UK /ˈsaɪ.nɪˌkjʊə/ US /ˈsaɪ.nəˌkjʊɹ/
noun 2adj 2verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
companion, cushy, irish, lucrative
SINECURE + NOUN
derision, lord, office
PREP.
from, in, on, with
Definitions
noun
1
A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]
A lucrative sinecure in the Excise was bestowed on Ferguson.
2
An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
adj
1
Requiring no work for an ample reward.
By the act of union (1800), the offices of Irish secretary, a sinecure post, and lord lieutenant's secretary were combined.
2
Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose.
The old man hastily pulled down his spectacles from their sinecure office on his forehead, and looked at her with an expression of most angry amazement.
verb
1
To put or place in a sinecure.
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Example Bank
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Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]
Wiktionary02
A lucrative sinecure in the Excise was bestowed on Ferguson.
Wiktionary03
His prospects consisted of a hope that if he kept up appearances somebody would do something for him. The something appeared vaguely to his imagination as a private secretaryship or a sinecure of some
Wiktionary04
By the act of union (1800), the offices of Irish secretary, a sinecure post, and lord lieutenant's secretary were combined.
Wiktionary05
The old man hastily pulled down his spectacles from their sinecure office on his forehead, and looked at her with an expression of most angry amazement.
Wiktionary06
Mr Croft was comfortable with his cushy sinecure.
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