Preferment

Quick meaning: Preferment is a noun meaning (now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.

Meaning

(now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.

More Meanings

1. Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion.
2. A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige.
3. (now rare) The fact of preferring something; preference.
4. A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process
5. (obsolete) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.).

Example Sentences

A mind warranted from prejudice, hath a marvellous preferment [translating avancement] to tranquility.

But consider—you need not be afraid of delegating power to me. I am no young lady on her preferment. Married women, you know, may be safely authorised.

One hall called Civil Law Hall or School, flouriſhed about this time (though in its buildings decayed) by the care of the learned and judicious Dr. Will. Warham Principal or Moderator thereof; which he leaving this year (having before had ſeveral Deputies therein) becauſe of his preferment to the ſee of London, became void for ſome time. The year following the ſaid Warham was tranſlated to Canterbury […]

Word Forms

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Synonyms for preferment

Depending on context, synonyms include recognition.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include recognition, differentiation, preoccupancy, preoption, foreclaim, priority.

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