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Nepotism

the practice whereby the popes gave profitable offices, high church positions, and land to their relatives (primarily their sons) to secure their own power. Nepotism was especially widespread in the 15th and 16th centuries. It led to the elevation of powerful families that were relatives of the popes (the Borghese, Ludovisi, Borgias, and others). In Russian the term nepotizm has become a common noun that is a synonym for kumovstvo.

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No references found			The man is a card-carrying member of Nepotists United, and he absolutely typifies everything that is wrong in this banana republic of ours. Nepotism: on and on and on by Streips, Karlis / The Baltic Times (Riga, Latvia) She's had five kids while throwing out the crooks and nepotists. Maternal flame: Sarah Palin's family-friendly appeal by Sailer, Steve / The American Conservative And how about Saint Catherine of Siena, another Doctor, who, having cleared the nepotists and simonists out of Rome, rapped the knuckles of the pope in Avignon until he agreed to come back where he belonged? In the Paraclete I trust: women, the priesthood, & the patriarchy by Burkhart, Marian / Commonweal			Nephrosis nephrostome nephrotic nephrotic edema Nephrotic Syndrome Nephrotome nephrotomy nephsystem Nephthalim Nephtoah Nephtyidae Nephusim Nepidae nepit Nepliuev, Ivan Nepliuev, Ivan Ivanovich Nepoidea Nepokhozhie Krestiane Nepolokovtsy Nepomuk, John of Neporozhnii, Petr Neporozhnii, Petr Stepanovich Nepos, Cornelius Nepos, Julius Nepotism nepotists Nepovirus Nepremennyi Sovet Neprintsev, Iurii Neprintsev, Iurii Mikhailovich Nepszabadsag Népszabadság Nepticulidae Nepticuloidea Neptune neptune powder Neptune State Scenic Viewpoint neptunian dike neptunian theory neptunianism neptunic rock Neptunism neptunite Neptunium neptunium decay series nepuite Neqada Ner Nera Nera Plateau Nercha			Nepomak Young Community Leader Nepomuk Nepomuk, John of Neponset River Watershed Association Neponset Valley Humane Society Neponset Valley Philharmonic Orchestra NEPOOL Neporozhnii, Petr Neporozhnii, Petr Stepanovich Nepos Nepos Nepos, Cornelius Nepos, Julius Nepotal Nepote Nepote Nepote Nepotic nepotism nepotism nepotism nepotist nepotist nepotist nepotistic nepotistic nepotistic nepotistical nepotistical nepotistical nepotists Nepovirus Nepoznati Leteci Objekt NEPP NEPPA NEPPC NEPPK NEPPS Nepr Nepra NEPRC Nepremennyi Sovet NEPRF Neprintsev, Iurii Neprintsev, Iurii Mikhailovich NEPRIT NEPRO NEPRS NEPRU NepRWA NEPS NEPS NEPS NEPS Nepsa NEPSAC NEPSI NEPSIHA

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