preferment

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English preferment, preferrement, prefferment; equivalent to prefer +‎ -ment. ==== Alternative forms ==== perferment (archaic) ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈfəːmənt/ ==== Noun ==== preferment (countable and uncountable, plural preferments) (now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product. [from 15th c.] (obsolete) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.). [15th–17th c.] Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion. [from 15th c.] A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige. [from 16th c.] (now rare) The fact of preferring something; preference. [from 16th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From pre- + ferment. ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Noun ==== preferment (plural preferments) A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process ===== Related terms ===== prefermentation