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si·necure (sī′nə kyo̵or′, sin′ə-)

noun

  1. Obsolete a church benefice not involving the care of souls
  2. any office or position providing an income or other advantage but requiring little or no work

Etymology: < ML(Ec) (beneficium) sine cura, (benefice) without a cure ()< L sine, without + cura, care: see cure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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