προτίμησις

A. honouring before or above others, preference, Th. 3.82: pl., Poll. 8.140; assigning a higher value to, τῶν αὐτῶν ἡ π. καὶ ἡ αἵρεσις Plot. 6.7.20; κατὰ προτίμησιν in order of importance, τὸ κ. π. σχῆμα (sc. μάλιστα μέν . . κτλ.) Hermog. Id. 1.11. (Dor. προτίμασις is dub. in SIG 943.13 (Cos, iii B.C.).)