To start a little definition, because this word is not so common. Demonstrate nepotism is a favor to a close, thanks to his social position, professional ... A concrete example? Grant a severance payment amounted to someone with whom one has an intimate relationship ... back to our sheep. What is the history of the word nepotism?
Italian-born nepotismo , is derived from Nepote , meaning nephew. What relationship with the meaning of this word, you say?
Well, in the 16th century, popes were accustomed to grant titles of nobility to some family members ... and more particularly to their nephews!
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