British spelling of favoredness; the state or quality of being favored; the condition of receiving advantage or special treatment.
From British spelling of favored (favour + -ed) plus -ness. Maintains British orthographic conventions in an already rare English term.
This word exists in both American and British English, but it's so archaic that most modern speakers—regardless of region—have never encountered it!
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