FAVOR
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fa"vor (f&ā;"v&etilde_;r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh&ā;vaya to further, foster, causative of bh&ū; to become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for favel a horse. See 2d Favel.] 1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.
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Hath crawled into the favor of the king.
Shak.
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2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending.
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But found no favor in his lady's eyes.
Dryden.
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And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Luke ii. 52.
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3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or good will, as distinct from justice or remuneration.
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Beg one favor at thy gracious hand.
Shak.
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4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
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I could not discover the lenity and favor of this sentence.
Swift.
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5. The object of regard; person or thing favored.
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All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man,
His chief delight and favor.
Milton.
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6. A gift or present; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding.
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Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap.
Shak.
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7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. [Obs.]
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This boy is fair, of female favor.
Shak.
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8. (Law) Partiality; bias. Bouvier.
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9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.
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10. pl. Love locks. [Obs.] Wright.
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Challenge to the favor or Challenge for favor (Law), the challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as acquaintance, business relation, etc. See Principal challenge, under Challenge. -- In favor of, upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. -- In favor with, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by. -- To curry favor [see the etymology of Favor, above], to seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or officious civilities. -- With one's favor, or By one's favor, with leave; by kind permission.
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But, with your favor, I will treat it here.
Dryden.
Syn. -- Kindness; countenance; patronage; support; lenity; grace; gift; present; benefit.
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Fa"vor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Favored (f&ā;"v&etilde_;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Favoring.] [Written also favour.] [Cf. OF. favorer, favorir. See Favor, n.] 1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards.
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O happy youth! and favored of the skies.
Pope.
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He that favoreth Joab, . . . let him go after Joab.
2 Sam. xx. 11.
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[The painter] has favored her squint admirably.
Swift.
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2. To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy.
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3. To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father.
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The porter owned that the gentleman favored his master.
Spectator.
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