PREFER'MENT, noun Advancement to a higher office, dignity or station. Change of manners and even of character often follows preferment A profligate life should be considered a disqualification for preferment no less than want of ability. 1. Superior place or office. All preferments should be given to competent men. 2. Preference. [Not used.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI