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preferment |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preferment \Pre*fer"ment\, n. 1. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference. [R.] Natural preferment of the one . . . before the other --Sir T. Browne. 2. The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion. Neither royal blandishments nor promises of valuable preferment had been spared. --Macaulay. 3. A position or office of honor or profit; as the preferments of the church. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: preferment n 1: the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate" [syn: {recognition}] 2: the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"
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