A "predilection" (preh-dih-LEK-shun) – from the Latin for "to choose" – is an established preference.
Example (as used by Marina Cantacuzino in The Guardian): "[British actor Richard] Wilson doesn’t see any inconsistency between his socialism and his predilection for the high life."
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