(v. t.) To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; - said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc.

(2):

(v. t.) To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.

(3):

(v. t.) To set above or before something else in estimation, favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to hold in greater favor; to choose rather; - often followed by to, before, or above.

(4):

(v. t.) To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to surpass.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prefer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/prefer.html. 1828.

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