nepotaladj.
/ˈnɛpətəl/, U.S. /ˈnɛpəd(ə)l/ Of, relating to, of the nature of, or characteristic of a nephew or nephews.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > nephew or niece > [adjective] > to a nephew
nepotal1837
nepotic1873
1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Ernest Maltravers III. vii. i. 8 Provided Mrs. Templeton did not supersede the nepotal parasite by indigenous olive-branches.
1845 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 57 47 The Vladikas are appointed by the emperor in nepotal succession from the family of Petrovitch.
1862 D. M. Mulock Mistress & Maid xxiv His proper nepotal corner in Hilary's heart.
1965 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 50 163 To preserve this doctrine, the union's economic power, the craft union stresses job property rights, restriction of union membership, and a nepotal apprenticeship system.
1983 Compar. Stud. Society & Hist. 25 368 Sibling and nepotal households, so prominent recently, were rare in the early twentieth century.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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