The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") / The option to so select, and the one selected.

(US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.

Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preference

plural of preference

(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software

(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. / (transitive, now dated) To advance, promote (someone or something).

The state of being preferable.

simple past tense and past participle of prefer / simple past tense and past participle of preferre

favoured