# partiality

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/ · frequency rank #62,398

## Definitions
1. Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
2. The quality of being partial or incomplete.

## Etymology
From Middle English parcialite, parcialtee, parcyalte, partialte, percialite, from Middle French partialité and its etymon Medieval Latin partiālitās. Doublet of partialitas.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/partiality