Si`ne*cure (?), n. [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.
© Webster 1913.
Si"ne*cure, v. t.
To put or place in a sinecure.
© Webster 1913.