Etymology

nepotarchy

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Today it means: A government run by multiple members of the same family. Full definition →

Latin nepōs
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  1. Latin · derived fromnepōs
  2. English todaynepotarchy

From Latin nepōs + -archia, coined by American journalist Richard Dudman in February of 1963. By surface analysis, nepotism + -archy.

Words from the same roots

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