sinécure

See also: sinecure

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English sinecure, an ellipsis of Latin beneficium sine cūrā, from Latin sine (“without”) + cūra (“worry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ne.kyʁ/

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Noun

sinécure f (plural sinécures)

1. sinecure

Descendants

• → Danish: sinecure

Further reading

• “sinécure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.