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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the act of preferring;
- Example: "the preferment went to the younger candidate"

2. the act of making accusations;
- Example: "preferment of charges"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Preferment \Pre*fer"ment\, n.
   1. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen;
      preference. [R.]
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            Natural preferment of the one . . . before the
            other.                                --Sir T.
                                                  Browne.
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   2. The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office;
      the state of being advanced; promotion.
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            Neither royal blandishments nor promises of valuable
            preferment had been spared.           --Macaulay.
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   3. A position or office of honor or profit; as, the
      preferments of the church.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

preferment
    n 1: the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger
         candidate"
    2: the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"