Obs. [Cf. OE. wel-lícung, glossing L. beneplacitum.] Favorable regard, fondness; approbation or love (of).
1571. Golding, Calvin on Ps. lv. 12. 214. All well-lyking of reason and honestie was quite banished.
1576. Fleming, Panopl. Epist., 401. But this man lacking luck, did also lacke wel lyking.
1586. A. Day, Eng. Secretorie, II. (1625), 46. Whilest by an outragious well-liking of your selfe, you become ignorant of your owne mischiefes.
1603. Daniel, Def. Ryme, Wks. (1717), 6. Drawn farther on by the Well-liking and Approbation of my worthy Lord.
1654. Gataker, Disc. Apol., 65. His approbation and wel-liking of those Innovations.
1679. Pepys, Lett., 6 May. Which you were pleased … to express your well-liking of.
