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preferments
noun(pre-fer-ment)
advancement or promotion in dignity, office, or station
preferments
noun(pre-fer-ment)
a position or office of honor or profit
preferments
noun(pre-fer-ment)
priority or seniority in right especially to receive payment or to purchase property on equal terms with others

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