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(51) I have set my heart on their giving a doctor's degree to the Duchess of Newcastle's favourite--this favourite is at present neither a lover nor an apothecary, but a common pig, that she brought from Hanover: I am serious; and Harry Vane, the new lord of the treasury, is entirely employed, when he is not -,it the Board, in opening and shutting the door for it.

—The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2

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something regarded with special favor or liking
a special loved one
a competitor thought likely to win
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
appealing to the general public

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When she ventured to refer sarcastically to the use “Scarron's widow” had made of his present, Louis silenced her by answering, “In my opinion, Madame de Maintenon has acted very wisely”; thus by a word conferring noble rank on the woman his favourite was already beginning to fear as a rival. — Love affairs of the Courts of Europe
It's not going to be an easy game and to be the favourite is always tough. — Everton Football Club Latest Blog Entries
At the moment my favourite is a peaked one which gives me a sort of 60s look but I like berets too and recently treated myself to a leather bush hat. — Soccer Blogs - latest posts
Of all of the Please Do It at Home series, my favourite is the one above aimed at large ruck sack carriers. — AGORAVOX - The Citizen Media
I can't decide if my favourite is the one with Denmark or the one dying in the middle I love how there's a chick on every head. — Popular in the last 8 hours