依い估こ

noun

unfairness; partiality; favoritism

Rare or archaic term for unfairness or bias. In modern Japanese, 不公平 or 依怙贔屓 (えこひいき) are more common. Often appears in the compound 依怙贔屓 (えこひいき).

• 「依い估こ」は古ふるい言こと葉ばで、今いまは「依え怙こ贔屓ひいき」の形かたちで使つかわれることが多おおい。

  依估 is an old word; nowadays it is often used in the form 依怙贔屓 (えこひいき).