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si·ne·cure    Audio Help   [sahy-ni-kyoor, sin-i-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns.
2.an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.
[Origin: 1655–65; < ML (beneficium) sine cūrā (benefice) without care; see cure]

—Related forms
si·ne·cure·ship, noun
si·ne·cur·ism, noun
si·ne·cur·ist, noun
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