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“preferment” in Latin
dignitāsworth, worthiness, merit, desert; fitness, suitability; rank, status, standing, esteem, dignitybeneficiumbenefit; favour, favor, kindness, servicefastīgiumpeak, summit, top; extreme part, extremity of a thing; slope, declivity, descent
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
preferment
Advancement to a higher station, amplificatio honoris (Cic., Off., 2, 12, 42).
Office of dignity or honor, dignitas; honoris gradus: apiece of preferment in the Church, beneficium (ecclesiastical): high preferment, fastigium.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for preferment?
- The usual Latin words for “preferment” are dignitās, beneficium, fastīgium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.