preferment | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun preferment has 2 senses

preferment - the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate"
--₁ is a kind of promotion

Derived forms: verb prefer₃, verb prefer₂
preferment - the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"
--₂ is a kind of accusation, accusal

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