Thesaurus: preferment

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1. n. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference.
2. n. The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion.
3. n. A position or office of honor or profit; as, the preferments of the church.
4. n. the act of preferring
5. n. the act of making accusations
6. 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.
7. n:100 n. the act of preferring n. the act of making accusations