- (v.t.) Settlement on a wife or jointure.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.t.) An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See Advance, 5.
- (v.t.) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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