preferment

Plural: preferments

Noun

• the act of preferring
  • "the preferment went to the younger candidate"
• the act of making accusations
  • "preferment of charges"
• Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.
• The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.).
• Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion.
• A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige.
• The fact of preferring something; preference.
• A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process

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prefermentation