Hypertext Webster Gateway: "predilection"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Predilection \Pre`di*lec"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p.
p. diligere to prefer: cf. F. pr['e]dilection. See
{Diligent}.]
A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of
something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.
--Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
predilection
n 1: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for
expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a
Marxist orientation" [syn: {preference}, {orientation}]
2: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature";
"the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: {preference},
{penchant}, {taste}]
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