Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Preferment \Pre*fer"ment\, n.
1. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen;
preference. [R.]
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Natural preferment of the one . . . before the
other. --Sir T.
Browne.
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2. The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office;
the state of being advanced; promotion.
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Neither royal blandishments nor promises of valuable
preferment had been spared. --Macaulay.
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3. A position or office of honor or profit; as, the
preferments of the church.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preferment
n 1: the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger
candidate"
2: the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
