preference
n. முன்மதிப்பீடு, விருப்பத்தேர்வு, முன்னுரிமை, விருப்பச் சார்பு, இறக்குமதி வகையில் ஒரு நாட்டிற்குக் காட்டப்படுஞ் சார்தகவு நிலை.
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