English-Thai Dictionary

sinecure

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SINECURE

n.[L. sine, without, and cura, cure, care. ] An office which has revenue without employment; in church affairs, a benefice without cure of souls. [This is the original and proper sense of the word. ] Sine die, [L. without day. ] An adjournment sine die is and adjournment without fixing the time of resuming business. When a defendant is suffered to go sine die, he is dismissed the court.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SINECURE

Si `ne *cure, n. Etym: [L. sine without + cura care, LL. , a cure. See Cure. ]

 

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.

 

SINECURE

SINECURE Si "ne *cure, v. t.

 

Defn: To put or place in a sinecure.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sinecure

si ne cure |ˈsīnəˌkyo͝or, ˈsi- ˈsaɪnɪkjʊr | ▶noun a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit. DERIVATIVES si ne cur ism |ˈsīnəkyo͝orizəm, si- |noun, si ne cur ist |ˈsīnəˌkyo͝orist, si- |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin sine cura ‘without care. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

sinecure

sinecure |ˈsʌɪnɪkjʊə, ˈsɪn -| ▶noun a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit. DERIVATIVES sinecurism noun, sinecurist noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin sine cura ‘without care ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sinecure

sinecure noun mowing the Ortons' lawn is a sinecure: easy job, cushy job, soft option; informal picnic, cinch, easy money, free ride, gravy train.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sinecure

sinecure noun Connie's job was a sinecure that could be done by anyone: easy job, soft option; informal cushy number, money for old rope, money for jam, picnic, doddle, walk in the park, cinch, gravy train; Austral. informal bludge.

 

French Dictionary

sinécure

sinécure n. f. nom féminin Travail facile et bien rémunéré. LOCUTION Ce n ’est pas une sinécure. C ’est difficile, complexe.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sinecure

si ne cure /sɪ́nɪkjʊ̀ə r , sáɪn -/名詞 C (有給の )名誉職, 閑職 ; 名誉牧師職 ; 名誉聖職給 [禄 （ろく ）].s í ne c ù r ist 名詞