Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Predilection \Pre`di*lec"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p.
   p. diligere to prefer: cf. F. pr['e]dilection. See
   {Diligent}.]
   A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of
   something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.
   --Burke.

Source : WordNet®

predilection
     n 1: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for
          expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a
          Marxist orientation" [syn: {preference}, {orientation}]
     2: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature";
        "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: {preference},
         {penchant}, {taste}]