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preferment definition

pre·fer·ment (prē fʉr′mənt, pri-)

noun

  1. the act of preferring
  2. an advancement in rank or office; promotion
  3. an office, rank, or honor to which a person is advanced

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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