FAVORITE

Definitions

1. 1. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority. Committing to a wicked favorite All public cares. Milton.
2. 2. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. [Obs.] Farquhar.
3. 3. The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.