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    preferment
    /prɪˈfəːm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. promotion or appointment to a position or office: "after ordination, preferment was fast"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prefermentPreferment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Preferment is a noun that means advancement or promotion in dignity, office, or station, or priority or seniority in right. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and legal and kids definitions.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPREFERMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Preferment is the process by which someone receives a more important job, position, etc. See how to use this word in sentences from various sources and learn its pronunciation.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › prefermentpreferment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Preferment is a formal word for promotion, the fact of being given a more important job or a higher rank. Learn how to use it in sentences and find synonyms and related words.

  5. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › prefermentpreferment | meaning of preferment in Longman Dictionary of ...

    Preferment is a formal word for when someone is given a more important job. Learn more about its meaning, usage and synonyms from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › prefermentpreferment - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 21, 2024 · preferment (countable and uncountable, plural preferments) (now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product. [from 15th c.] The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.).

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › prefermentAll resources related to 'preferment' - Collins Online Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "PREFERMENT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › prefermentPreferment Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PREFERMENT meaning: the act of moving someone to a higher or more important position or rank in an organization.