favoritism shown to family members or associates; originally referring to influence gained through a wife or female relative

a type of edible brown seaweed with long leaves often used in soups or salads; Undaria pinnatifida

the practice of favoring someone based on the influence of their wife or female relatives; by extension, a culture of favoritism toward relatives and associates

an official who owes his position to the influence of a female relative, such as a wife; an official appointed through nepotism

relatives of one's wife; relatives by marriage; often used with a slightly pejorative tone

(literary) used to describe someone obtaining an official position or social status through the influence or connections of their wife or her relatives

crony capitalism; an economic system characterized by close, mutually beneficial relationships between business leaders and government officials