n.
Pronunciation: ' ne-p ə - ˌ ti-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nepote nephew, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew ― more at NEPHEW
Date: 1670
: favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
– nep · o · tis · tic \ ˌ ne-p ə - ' tis-tik \ adjective