Advancement /(ăd*vȧns"ment)/

Ad·vance·ment

Advancement

n.
  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. An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See Advance, 5.
  3. Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution. (Law)
  4. Settlement on a wife, or jointure. [Obs.]