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NEPHEW

This article appears in Volume V19, Page 384 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: NAN-NEW
NEPHEW , the son of a brother or
sister
 . The word is adapted from Fr. neveu, Lat. nepos (originally " grandson " or " descendant "). The O. Eng. nefa survived in the form new till the 15th
century
 ; this represents the
Teutonic
 
branch
 , cf. Ger. Neffe, Dutch neef; the ultimate
root
  is seen in the cognate Gr. i4lro&es, " descendants," ave,/aos, " kinsman," and Sans. napat, napt, " descendants " or " descendant." The correlative " niece," the daughter of a brother or
sister
 , is from Fr. niece, Lat. neptis, the feminine form of nepos; the O. Eng. word was nift, cf. Ger. Nichte. A euphemistic use of " nephew " is that of the natural son of a
pope
 ,
cardinal
  or other ecclesiastic; and from the practice of granting preferments to such
children
  the word " nepotism " is used of any favouritism shown in finding positions for a man's family.


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