preferment
21preferment — noun (U) formal appointment to a more important job …
22preferment — n 1. choice, selection, favorite. See preference(def. 1). 2. promotion, advancement, elevation, raise; furtherance, betterment, improvement …
23preferment — pre·fer·ment …
24preferment — UK [prɪˈfɜːrmənt] / US [prɪˈfɜrmənt] noun [uncountable] formal the process of giving someone a more important job or position …
25preferment — pre•fer•ment [[t]prɪˈfɜr mənt[/t]] 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 • Etymology: 1425–75 …
26preferment — /prəˈfɜmənt/ (say pruh fermuhnt) noun 1. the act of preferring. 2. the state of being preferred. 3. advancement or promotion, as in rank. 4. a position or office giving social or pecuniary advancement …
27preferment — n. promotion to office …
28List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament, 1603 to 1641 — This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that body s existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. For legislation passed after that date see List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament.The numbers… …
29advancement — advancement, preferment, promotion, elevation designate the act of raising a person in grade, rank, or dignity, or the honor that comes to one who is so raised. Advancement is the general term of widest application {lose all hope of advance me… …
30The Vicar of Bray (song) — The Vicar of Bray is a satirical song (Roud # 4998) recounting the career of the Vicar of Bray and his contortions of principle in order to retain his ecclesiastic office despite the changes in the Established Church through the course of several …
