Ad-vănçe'ment, n.

n. [O. Fr. advancement, N. Fr. avancement.] 1. The act of advancing or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; preferment; promotion. In heaven, . . . every one rejoiceth 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. Settlement on a wife, or jointure. [Obs.] Bacon.
3. That which a person has received from a parent living, in anticipation of what he might receive by inheritance.
4. The payment of money in advance; money paid in advance.