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Latin
Verb
favēre
- present active infinitive of faveō
References
- favere in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to look favourably upon; to support: studere, favere alicui
- (ambiguous) to be a friend of the aristocracy: nobilitati favere (Sest. 9. 21)
Middle English
Verb
favere
- Alternative form of favouren