preferment
11preferment — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. advancement or promotion in dignity, office, or station b. a position or office of honor or profit 2. priority or seniority in right especially to receive payment or to purchase property on equal terms with others 3 …
12preferment — /pri ferr meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of preferring. 2. the state of being preferred. 3. advancement or promotion, esp. in the church. 4. a position or office affording social or pecuniary advancement. [1425 75; late ME; see PREFER, MENT] * * * …
13preferment — noun a) advancement to a higher position or office; promotion b) a position that provides profit or prestige …
14preferment — Synonyms and related words: Great Leap Forward, advance, advancement, aggrandizement, amelioration, amendment, apostolic orders, appointment, ascent, bettering, betterment, boost, calling, canonization, conferment, consecration, election,… …
15preferment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. promotion, advancement. See improvement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Promotion] Syn. elevation, raise, advancement; see promotion 1 . 2. [Priority] Syn. attention, precedence, station; see rank 3 …
16preferment — pre|fer|ment [prıˈfə:mənt US ə:r ] n [U] formal when someone is given a more important job …
17preferment — pre|fer|ment [ prı fɜrmənt ] noun uncount FORMAL the process of giving someone a more important job or position …
18preferment — pre fer·ment || prɪ fÉœrmÉ™nt / fÉœËr n. raise in rank; promotion; appointment, nomination; preference, fondness, affinity …
19preferment — noun promotion or appointment to a position or office …
20preferment — n. Promotion, advancement, exaltation, elevation, dignity, benefice …
