Category:Preference

Pref"er*ence, n. Etym: [cf. F. préférence.]

1. The act of preferring, or the state of being preferred; the Setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; Predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, To give him his preference. Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due To this or that sort of poetry. Dryden. Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and Preference of one man's knowledge over another's. Locke.

2. That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; As, which is your preference