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Nepotism

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nepotism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nepotism.html. 1828.