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- noun Any cardinal created by the
nepotism of aPope
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He was luckier than his predecessors in the youth whom he created cardinal-nephew.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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After the restoration of the Holy See in Rome, the spiritual and temporal government of Avignon was entrusted to a legate, the cardinal-nephew, who was replaced, in his absence by a vice-legate.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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House: he wanted to borrow the palace over against me, and sent to ask it of the cardinal-nephew (538) who replied, "Not for half Russia."
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2 Horace Walpole 1757
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