advancement

• advancemente (obsolete)
• advauncement (obsolete)
• advauncemente (obsolete)

Middle English avancement, Old French avancement. See advance.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ædˈvæns.mɛnt/ or IPA^(key): /ɛdˈvæns.mɛnt/

advancement (countable and uncountable, plural advancements)

1. The act of advancing, ; promotion to a higher place or dignity

   the advancement of learning

   Synonyms: progression, improvement, furtherance

   • 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian‎:

     Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities.

2. The state of being advanced
3. An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
4. (law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.

• advancement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Old French avancement, with the d added back to reflect the Latin.

advancement m (plural advancemens)

1. advance (forward movement)

• French: avancement