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)

sinecure

Descendants

→ Danish: sinecure

Further reading

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

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