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单词 postferment
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postfermentn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post- prefix, preferment n.
Etymology: < post- prefix + -ferment (in preferment n.).
Obsolete.
Removal to an inferior office. Opposed to preferment.Apparently an isolated use.
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > removal to an inferior office
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a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Durh. 294/2 Alex. Nevil..Arch-Bishop of York..was..translated..to Saint Andrews... This his translation was a Post-Ferment, seeing the Arch-Bishoprick of Saint Andrews was subjected in that age unto York.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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