حَظِىٌّ
1.
particle n. of حَظِىَ, (Msb,) [Fortunate or happy,] in favour with, or beloved by, and in high estimation with, others; (S, * Msb, TA; *) occupying a high place or rank [in the estimation of another or others]; (S, TA;) and
حَظٍ signifies the same: (Har p. 623:) feminine
حَظِيَّةٌ, (S, Msb, K,) applied to a woman in favour with, or beloved by, and in high estimation with, her husband; (Msb;) plural حَظَايَا. (S, TA.) You say,
هِىَ حَظِيَّتِى [She is my favourite], and إِحْدَيِ حَظَايَايَ [one of my favourites]. (S, TA.) For حَظِيَّةٌ, the vulgar say, erroneously,
مَحْظِيَّة; [meaning thereby A concubine; in which sense حَظِيَّةٌ is used by late writers;] and making the plural مَحَاظِى, which is also wrong. (TA.) Hence the prov., فَلَا أَلِيَّةً
إِلَّا حَظِيَّةً, (S, K, TA,) explained in article الو.
2.
الحَظِىُّ also is applied to The eighth of the horses that are started together in a race. (Ham p. 46.)