best-loved vs preferent

best-loved and preferent both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
best-loved	No	Yes	No	No
preferent	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, best-loved and preferent are synonyms defined as:

best-loved and preferent: preferred above all others and treated with partiality

Other synonyms of best-loved include favored, favorite, favoured, favourite, pet, preferred.

best-loved (adjective)	preferent (adjective)
preferred above all others and treated with partiality	preferred above all others and treated with partiality