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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: sine cura 'without cure (of souls), without the usual duties of a priest'

sinecure

 noun
     
si‧ne‧cure [countable] formal
a job which you get paid for even though you do not have to do very much work
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