ˌpärshēˈaləd.ē, ˌpȧsh-, -lətē, -i also ̷ ̷ˈshal- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English parcialite, from Middle French partialité, from Medieval Latin partialitat-, partialitas, from partialis + -itat-, -itas -ity
: the quality or state of being partial:
a. : the inclination to favor one side (as of a conflict or question) : bias
difficult … to view his work without partiality — A.F.Fforde
b. : a predilection or fondness for one person or one thing rather than others : special taste or liking
his partiality for his old comrades — Atlantic
a huge … animal whose partiality for comparatively open country renders it an easy prey — James Stevenson-Hamilton
Synonyms: see predilection