Meaning of the word preferential in English

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preferential

US /ˌpref.ərˈen.ʃəl/
UK /ˌpref.ərˈen.ʃəl/

Adjective

1.

used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other people receive:

Example:
Inmates claimed that some prisoners had received preferential treatment.
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