Pen`chant" (?), n. [F., fr. pencher to bend, fr. (assumed) LL. pendicare, L. pendere. See Pendant.]

Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art.

 

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Pen`chant" (?), n. (Card Playing)

A game like bézique, or, in the game, any queen and jack of different suits held together.

 

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