handicap
noun
°An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
"The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted a handicap of five meters."
°(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
verb
°To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
°To place at disadvantage.