2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending.
But found no favor in his lady's eyes.
Dryden.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Luke ii. 52. 3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or
good will, as distinct from justice or remuneration.
Beg one favor at thy gracious hand.
Shak. 4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
I could not discover the lenity and favor of this sentence.
Swift. 5. The object of regard; person or thing favored.
All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man,
His chief delight and favor.
Milton. 6. A gift or represent; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something
worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers
worn at a wedding.
Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap.
Shak. 7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. [Obs.]
This boy is fair, of female favor.
Shak. 8. (Law) Partiality; bias. Bouvier.
9. A letter or epistle; — so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.
10. pl. Love locks. [Obs.] Wright.
Challenge to the favor or for favor (Law), the challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to constitute
a principal challenge, but sufficient to give rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as acquaintance,
business relation, etc. See Principal challenge, under Challenge. — In favor of, upon the side of; favorable
to; for the advantage of. — In favor with, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by. — To curry
favor [see the etymology of Favor, above], to seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or
officious civilities. — With one's favor, or By one's favor, with leave; by kind permission.
But, with your favor, I will treat it here.
Dryden. Syn. — Kindness; countenance; patronage; support; lenity; grace; gift; present; benefit.
Favor
(Fa"vor), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Favored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Favoring.] [Written also favour.] [Cf.
OF. favorer, favorir. See Favor, n.]
1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to
be propitious to; to countenance; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias
