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sinecure

si·ne·cure

UK/ˈsaɪ.nɪˌkjʊə/ US/ˈsɪn.ɪˌkjʊə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached

2.

an office that involves minimal duties

Origin

From Ecclesiastical Latin sine cūrā (literally “without care”), ellipsis of beneficium sine cūrā (“benefice without cure [of souls, i.e. the office of a curate]”), formed from Medieval Latin sine (“without”) + cūrā (“care, charge, cure”).

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