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sinecures

sinecures is the plural of sinecure.

sinecures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sinecure.

Meaning of sinecure

Noun

sinecure (plural sinecures)

  1. A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
    • Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 14, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
  2. (historical) An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

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Questions about sinecures

What is sinecures the plural of?
Sinecures is the plural of sinecure.

Words near sinecures in the dictionary

  1. sinecological
  2. sinecology
  3. sinecural
  4. sinecure
  5. sinecured
  6. sinecures
  7. sinecureship
  8. sinecureships
  9. sinecuring
  10. sinecurism
  11. sinecurisms

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