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sinecure (iou) and mathematic (medicine)


sinecure (iou)



sinecure noun & adjective. M17.
[Latin (beneficium) sine cura, from beneficium benefice + sine without + cura abl. sing. of cura care.]
A. noun.
An ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls. M17.
A position or office requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profit or honour. L17.
H. Carpenter Found a sinecure as companion to the son of a wealthy family.
b. adjective.
Of the Nature of a sinecure; involving little or no work. M18.
Holding a sinecure. E19.
sinecurism noun the practice of holding or permitting sinecures; the prevalence of sinecures: E19.
sinecurist noun a person who has or seeks a sinecure E19.

mathematic (medicine)


mathematic


See Mathematical.

Origin: F. Mathematique, L. Mathematicus, Gr. Disposed to learn, belonging to learning or The Sciences, especially to mathematics, fr. That which is learned, learning, pl. Things learned, learning, science, especially mathematical science, fr, to learn; akin to E. Mind. See Mind.

Source: Websters Dictionary