ADV'ANCEMENT, noun 1. The act of moving forward or proceeding. 2. The state of being advanced; preferment; promotion, in rank or excellence; the act of promoting. 3. Settlement on a wife, or jointure. 4. Provision made by a parent for a child, by gift of property, during his, the parent's life, to which the child would be entitled as heir, after his parent's death.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI