nepotation

English

Etymology

From Late Latin nepōtātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌnɛpəˈteɪʃn̩/, /ˌnɛpəʊˈteɪʃn̩/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

nepotation (usually uncountable, plural nepotations)

  1. (formal, rare) prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behavior
    • 2016, Garner's Modern English Usage, Fourth Editon, page 819:
      pernoctative nepotation (= riotous carousing through the night)

References

“nepotation, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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