nepotismn.

Brit.

/ˈnɛpətɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈnɛpəˌtɪz(ə)m/

Forms: 1600s nepotisme, 1600s– nepotism.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: Latin nepōt- , nepōs , -ism suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin nepōt-, nepōs (see nephew n.) + -ism suffix, after Italian †nipotismo (1667 or earlier with reference to popes, 1672 as nepotismo, 1851 in extended use in sense ‘favouritism’). Compare French népotisme (1653 with reference to popes or other dignitaries, 1761 in extended use), post-classical Latin nepotismus (1669).In quot. 1669 with reference to G. Leti Il Nipotismo di Roma (1667 with reference to popes or other dignitaries); compare also:1669 W. Aglionby tr. G. Leti Il Nipotismo di Roma i. ii. 41 I begin the History of the Nipotismo, from the time of Sixtus the fourth, since he was the first that delivered up Rome and the Popedom in prey to his Nephews.

a. The showing of special favour or unfair preference to a relative in conferring a position, job, privilege, etc.; spec. such favour or preference shown to an illegitimate son by a pope or other high-ranking ecclesiastic (now historical).

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [noun] > unfairness > unfair preferment

nepotism1669

society > faith > worship > sacrilege > clerical misbehaviour > [noun] > nepotism

nephewship1669

nepotism1669

1669 S. Pepys Diary 27 Apr. (1976) IX. 535 And then home and got my wife to read to me again in The Nepotisme, which is very pleasant.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. i. 116 Ministers that by the favour of the Nepotisme, do revive..a new Neronisme of Tyranny.

1688 Answer Talon's Plea 10 His great aversion from all kind of Pride; the freest from Nepotism of any.

1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 184 It is to this Humour of Nepotism that Rome owes its present Splendor.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxii. 280 His Holiness declar'd against Nepotism.

1836 E. Howard Rattlin xxxviii The nepotism of the treasurer of the navy.

1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest V. xxii. 44 This nepotism of the Bishop who made a maintenance for his kinsfolk out of the estates of the Church.

1930 V. Sackville-West Edwardians i. 22 The system of nepotism reigned. Thus Mrs. Wickenden and Wickenden the head-carpenter were brother and sister.

1973 C. C. Trench George II ii. 24 The country squire was..just as eager as the nobleman to obtain places for his sons, brothers and dependants... Nepotism was considered not a vice, but a family duty.

1999 I. Rankin Dead Souls v. 33 Working-class nepotism, jobs handed down from father to son.

b. In extended use: unfair preferment of or favouritism shown to friends, protégés, or others within a person's sphere of influence. Also (occasionally): †the exploitation for one's personal advantage of one's influential status (obsolete). Frequently in political nepotism.

ΚΠ

1859 U.S. Democratic Rev. Apr. 190 Congress, wearied of the political nepotism..has resolved to cut down three of our missions.

1917 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 25 440 The debauching of the directorate or of the official or employed staff of the Bank by the introduction of political nepotism..need no more than be referred to here.

1952 A. Bevan In Place of Fear v. 90 Entitlement to advancement on grounds of merit alone, free from any tinge of political nepotism, must be jealously guarded by any self-respecting profession.

1978 Economist 12 Aug. 74/3 A manager..who actually believes in management, not political nepotism upstream or down.

1996 Hispanic Outlook in Higher Educ. (Electronic ed.) 2 Aug. True opportunity is inexorably linked to the social nepotism that sees only the color white when assessing the contributions and potential of its citizenry.

†2. The advantages, or opportunities for advancement, enjoyed by a pope's nephew. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrilege > clerical misbehaviour > [noun] > nepotism > opportunities for advancement of pope's nephew

nepotisma1680

a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) i. lv. 95 The Pope's only nephew..married her, quitting his Cardinal's cap and nepotism.

†3. A feeling of fondness or affection for one's nephew or nephews. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > [noun] > love between kinsmen > fondness of one's nephews

nepotism1818

1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 9 I am sure that nepotism is an organic affection in single and childless women; it is a maternal instinct gone astray.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nepotism
释义	nepotismn. Brit. /ˈnɛpətɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈnɛpəˌtɪz(ə)m/ Forms: 1600s nepotisme, 1600s– nepotism. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: Latin nepōt- , nepōs , -ism suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin nepōt-, nepōs (see nephew n.) + -ism suffix, after Italian †nipotismo (1667 or earlier with reference to popes, 1672 as nepotismo, 1851 in extended use in sense ‘favouritism’). Compare French népotisme (1653 with reference to popes or other dignitaries, 1761 in extended use), post-classical Latin nepotismus (1669).In quot. 1669 with reference to G. Leti Il Nipotismo di Roma (1667 with reference to popes or other dignitaries); compare also:1669 W. Aglionby tr. G. Leti Il Nipotismo di Roma i. ii. 41 I begin the History of the Nipotismo, from the time of Sixtus the fourth, since he was the first that delivered up Rome and the Popedom in prey to his Nephews. 1. a. The showing of special favour or unfair preference to a relative in conferring a position, job, privilege, etc.; spec. such favour or preference shown to an illegitimate son by a pope or other high-ranking ecclesiastic (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > wrong or injustice > [noun] > unfairness > unfair preferment nepotism1669 society > faith > worship > sacrilege > clerical misbehaviour > [noun] > nepotism nephewship1669 nepotism1669 1669 S. Pepys Diary 27 Apr. (1976) IX. 535 And then home and got my wife to read to me again in The Nepotisme, which is very pleasant. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. i. 116 Ministers that by the favour of the Nepotisme, do revive..a new Neronisme of Tyranny. 1688 Answer Talon's Plea 10 His great aversion from all kind of Pride; the freest from Nepotism of any. 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 184 It is to this Humour of Nepotism that Rome owes its present Splendor. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxii. 280 His Holiness declar'd against Nepotism. 1836 E. Howard Rattlin xxxviii The nepotism of the treasurer of the navy. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest V. xxii. 44 This nepotism of the Bishop who made a maintenance for his kinsfolk out of the estates of the Church. 1930 V. Sackville-West Edwardians i. 22 The system of nepotism reigned. Thus Mrs. Wickenden and Wickenden the head-carpenter were brother and sister. 1973 C. C. Trench George II ii. 24 The country squire was..just as eager as the nobleman to obtain places for his sons, brothers and dependants... Nepotism was considered not a vice, but a family duty. 1999 I. Rankin Dead Souls v. 33 Working-class nepotism, jobs handed down from father to son. b. In extended use: unfair preferment of or favouritism shown to friends, protégés, or others within a person's sphere of influence. Also (occasionally): †the exploitation for one's personal advantage of one's influential status (obsolete). Frequently in political nepotism. ΚΠ 1859 U.S. Democratic Rev. Apr. 190 Congress, wearied of the political nepotism..has resolved to cut down three of our missions. 1917 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 25 440 The debauching of the directorate or of the official or employed staff of the Bank by the introduction of political nepotism..need no more than be referred to here. 1952 A. Bevan In Place of Fear v. 90 Entitlement to advancement on grounds of merit alone, free from any tinge of political nepotism, must be jealously guarded by any self-respecting profession. 1978 Economist 12 Aug. 74/3 A manager..who actually believes in management, not political nepotism upstream or down. 1996 Hispanic Outlook in Higher Educ. (Electronic ed.) 2 Aug. True opportunity is inexorably linked to the social nepotism that sees only the color white when assessing the contributions and potential of its citizenry. †2. The advantages, or opportunities for advancement, enjoyed by a pope's nephew. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrilege > clerical misbehaviour > [noun] > nepotism > opportunities for advancement of pope's nephew nepotisma1680 a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) i. lv. 95 The Pope's only nephew..married her, quitting his Cardinal's cap and nepotism. †3. A feeling of fondness or affection for one's nephew or nephews. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > [noun] > love between kinsmen > fondness of one's nephews nepotism1818 1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 9 I am sure that nepotism is an organic affection in single and childless women; it is a maternal instinct gone astray. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1669
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