different between referment vs preferment

English

Etymology 1

re- +? ferment

Alternative forms

• re-ferment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?f?(?)?m?nt/
• Rhymes: -?nt

Verb

referment (third-person singular simple present referments, present participle refermenting, simple past and past participle refermented)

1. To ferment again

Related terms

• refermentation

Etymology 2

refer +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???f??(?)m?nt/
• Rhymes: -??(?)m?nt

Noun

referment

1. The act of referring; reference.
   • a. 1645, William Laud, autobiography

     There was a Referment made from his Majesty to my Lord's Grace of Canterbury, My Lords of Durham and Rochester , and my self , to Hear and Order a Matter of Difference in the Church of Hereford.

Anagrams

• fermenter

French

Verb

referment

1. third-person plural present indicative of refermer
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of refermer

Anagrams

• fermenter
• fermèrent

English

Etymology 1

From prefer +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p???f??m?nt/

Noun

preferment (countable and uncountable, plural preferments)

1. (now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product. [from 15th c.]
2. (obsolete) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.). [15th–17th c.]
3. Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion. [from 15th c.]
4. A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige. [from 16th c.]
5. (now rare) The fact of preferring something; preference. [from 16th c.]

Etymology 2

pre- +? ferment

Noun

preferment (plural preferments)

1. A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process

Related terms

• prefermentation