n. [ Cf. F. partialité. ] 1. The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting. Roget. [ 1913 Webster ]