Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Partiality \Par`ti*al"i*ty\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. partialit['e].]
   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.

   2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to
      others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for
      poetry or painting. --Roget.

Source : WordNet®

partiality
     n 1: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for
          whiskey" [syn: {fondness}, {fancy}]
     2: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over
        alternatives [syn: {partisanship}] [ant: {impartiality}]