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.
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 towards.
O happy youth! and favored of the skies.
Pope.
He that favoreth Joab, . . . let him go after Joab.