侄子枢机(拉丁语:Cardinalis nepos[1];意大利语:Cardinale nipote[2];西班牙语:valido de su tío;法语:Prince de fortune[3])是中世纪的一种枢机任命惯例,指以教宗侄子或外甥及类似亲戚关系而被任命为枢机者。由于教宗的神职人员身份不允许有后裔,因此侄子枢机可说是教宗所能找到的血源最相近的晚辈,也可说是他的亲信。因此在一段时期中许多重要职务都会由侄子枢机担当。事实上英文中的nepotism(裙带关系)就是从这种任人唯亲的行为中引申而来的。[4]
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