sinecure Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
  2. noun an office that involves minimal duties

WordNet

Si`ne*cure noun
Etymology
L. sine without + cura care, LL., a cure. See Cure.
Definitions
  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.
Si"ne*cure transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To put or place in a sinecure.

Webster 1913