favor

1. (obsolete) Appearance; look; countenance; face.Examples: "This boy is fair, of female favour."countableobsoleteuncountable

2. (law) Partiality; biascountableuncountable

3. (archaic) A letter, a written communication.Examples: "I will now take some notice of your last favour; but being so far behind-hand with you, must be brief."archaiccountableuncountable

4. (archaic, chiefly Northern England) A resemblance, likeness.Northern-Englandarchaiccountableuncountable

5. (obsolete) Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.Examples: "James probably saw the family treasures, which included a little pair of gloves embroidered with pearls and the device of a lion, a lady's favour, said to have been taken from Harry Hotspur before the battle of Otterburn in 1388."countableobsoleteuncountable

6. (historical) A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.Examples: "The bride favors, or true love knots, ancient symbols of love, faith, and friendship, pointing out the indisssoluble tie of affection and duty, did not, as might be supposed, take their name of true love knots from the words "true" and "love,", but from the Danish verb "Trulofa," that is, "I plight my troth of faith." These knots were formerly distributed in great abundance; were worn in the hats by gentlemen, and consisted of variously colored ribbons, which were chosen by the bride and her maids, sometimes after long and serious discussions."; "Of all the new war cotillion favors yet devised there is hardly anything more novel than these. Aigrettes that are bunches of ribbons, red, white and blue, designed to be pinned in the hair at once, make up another favor."; "Since the good news young folk—and old, too, for that matter—bedeck themselves with favors. Charms hand pendent from the watch chain, from neck pins."countablehistoricaluncountable