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PREFERENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does preferent mean?
• PREFERENT (adjective)
The adjective PREFERENT has 1 sense:
1. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
Familiarity information: PREFERENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Preferred above all others and treated with partiality
Synonyms:
best-loved; favored; favorite; favourite; pet; preferent; preferred
Context example:
the favored child
Similar:
loved (held dear)
Derivation:
preference (a predisposition in favor of something)
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