D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Preferential

/prĕfˌ-ẽr-ĕn'-shəl/ · Pref·er·en·tial · IPA /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃəl/
01 a. Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence; as, a preferential claim; preferential shares.
  1. 1.
    Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence; as, a preferential claim; preferential shares.