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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Sinecure

/sī′nĭ-kyo͝or′/ · Si·ne·cure · IPA /ˈsaɪ.nəˌkjʊɹ/
01 n. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
  1. 1.
    An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
  2. 2.
    Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service.
    “A lucrative sinecure in the Excise.” — Macaulay.
02 v. t. To put or place in a sinecure.
  1. 1.
    To put or place in a sinecure.