segurswydd

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from segur (“idle, inactive”) + swydd (“(public) office, post, job”).

Noun

segurswydd f (plural segurswyddi, not mutable)

  1. sinecure

References
    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “segurswydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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