Definitions from Wiktionary (preferment)

▸ noun:  (now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.).
▸ noun:  Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion.
▸ noun:  A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige.
▸ noun:  (now rare) The fact of preferring something; preference.
▸ noun:  A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process
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