• (n.) The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal claims; partiality. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/favoritism/
Fa'vor·it·ism noun [ Confer French favoritisme .] The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal claims; partiality. « A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United States.» A. Ha... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/13