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Saturday January, 25 2005

Today we have the meeting schedule posted and the word of the day.

sinecure 'sInu`kyûr
 
1. \Si`ne*cure\, n. [L. sine without + cura care, LL., a
cure. See {Cure}.]
1. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
--Ayliffe.
2. Any office or position which requires or involves little
or no responsibility, labor, or active service.
A lucrative sinecure in the Excise. --Macaulay. 2. \Si"ne*cure\, v. t.
To put or place in a sinecure.