preferent vs best-loved

preferent and best-loved both are adjectives.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of preferent include favored, favorite, favoured, favourite, pet, preferred.

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