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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Advancement

/(ăd*vȧns"ment)/ · Ad·vance·ment · IPA /ædˈvæns.mənt/
01 n. The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, th…
  1. 1.
    The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.
    “In heaven . . . every one (so well they love each other) rejoiceth and hath his part in each other's advancement.” — Sir T. More.
    “True religion . . . proposes for its end the joint advancement of the virtue and happiness of the people.” — Horsley.
  2. 2.
    An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See Advance, 5. See: Advance
  3. 3.
    Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.(Law)
  4. 4.
    Settlement on a wife, or jointure.[Obs.]