Friday, October 14, 2005

СИНЕКУРА, ы, ж. (книжн.). Хорошо оплачиваемая должность, не требующая большого труда [первонач. в средневековой Европе: церковная должность, не связанная ни с какими обязанностями].

SINECURE \SY-nih-kyur; SIN-ih-\, noun: An office or position that requires or involves little or no responsibility, work, or active service.

Sinecure is from Medieval Latin sine cura, "without care (of souls)," from Latin sine, "without" + cura, "care." Originally the term signified an ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

... and a short study on latin: STERCUS ACCIDIT

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