predilectedadj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːdᵻˈlɛktᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌprɛdlˈɛktəd/,

/ˌprɛdəˈlɛktəd/,

/ˌpridlˈɛktəd/,

/ˌpridəˈlɛktəd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praedilectus , -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin praedilectus predilect adj. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier predilect adj.

Specially favoured or preferred; = predilect adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > relating to preference > chosen in preference to others

predilectc1475

pre-electc1475

elective1643

preferable1747

preferential1754

predilected1767

preferred1777

1767 W. Harte Amaranth 197 Heav'n to its pre-dilected children grants The middle space 'twixt opulence and wants.

1782 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur Lett. from Amer. Farmer iv. 128 He may be able to pitch on some predilected spot, and there build himself a home.

1897 Times 23 Apr. 8/3 Her food most predilected is the heart.

1942 Amer. Anthropologist 44 127 Lehmann, who was Seler's predilected disciple, was well-equipped to make an adequate translation of the old document.

1965 J. A. Michener Source (1966) 145 Of all the peoples available to him in the teeming area between the Euphrates and the Nile, he had chosen these Hebrews as his predilected people.

1989 J. McPhee Control of Nature (1991) 264 He had built his house as close as he could to his predilected mountains.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predilected
释义	predilectedadj. Brit. /ˌpriːdᵻˈlɛktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌprɛdlˈɛktəd/, /ˌprɛdəˈlɛktəd/, /ˌpridlˈɛktəd/, /ˌpridəˈlɛktəd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praedilectus , -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin praedilectus predilect adj. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier predilect adj. Specially favoured or preferred; = predilect adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > relating to preference > chosen in preference to others predilectc1475 pre-electc1475 elective1643 preferable1747 preferential1754 predilected1767 preferred1777 1767 W. Harte Amaranth 197 Heav'n to its pre-dilected children grants The middle space 'twixt opulence and wants. 1782 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur Lett. from Amer. Farmer iv. 128 He may be able to pitch on some predilected spot, and there build himself a home. 1897 Times 23 Apr. 8/3 Her food most predilected is the heart. 1942 Amer. Anthropologist 44 127 Lehmann, who was Seler's predilected disciple, was well-equipped to make an adequate translation of the old document. 1965 J. A. Michener Source (1966) 145 Of all the peoples available to him in the teeming area between the Euphrates and the Nile, he had chosen these Hebrews as his predilected people. 1989 J. McPhee Control of Nature (1991) 264 He had built his house as close as he could to his predilected mountains. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1767
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