predilection

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin praedīlēctiōbor. English predilection Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīlēctiō.

1. A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.

   “The young King looked tenderly at Mademoiselle Mancini, who gave him a glance quite as tender in return—not, however, unobserved. His mother had been for some time past a displeased spectator of a predilection which might become dangerous.”

   “American operating practice aims at the minimum wastage of time by locomotives at water columns and coal stages, and this predilection for shunters with high capacity tenders is thereby explained.”