PREDILECT Definition & Meaning

predilect

[ pred-l-ekt, pree-dl- ]

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adjective

favored or preferred:
Most topics on the forum revolve around moral values, and the predilect ones include helping those in need and love for family and friends.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

First recorded in 1470–80; from Medieval Latin ��ī��𳦳ٳܲ� “beloved, preferred,” past participle of ��ī�� “to prefer,” from prae- pre- + ��ī�� “to choose, like” ( diligent )

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The chase had ever been Cesare's favourite pastime, and the wild boar his predilect quarry; and in the pursuit of it he had made good use of his exceptional physical endowments, cultivating them until—like his father before him—he was equal to the endurance of almost any degree of fatigue.

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It was the great vanity of the life of this man, who did nothing, to appear the busiest fellow in all France, and no audience—not even that of his own lackeys—was too mean for him to take the stage to in that predilect role.

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