Welsh edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

segurswydd f (plural segurswyddi, not mutable)

  1. sinecure

References edit

  • 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