vt settlement on a wife, or jointure.
2. advancement ·vt an advance of money or value; payment in advance. ·see advance, 5.
3. advancement ·vt property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
4. 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.