·vt Settlement on a wife, or jointure.
II. Advancement ·vt An advance of money or value; payment in advance. ·see Advance, 5.
III. Advancement ·vt Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
IV. Advancement ·vt 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.