Pro*mo"tion (-m"shn), n. [L. promotio: cf. F. promotion.] The act of
promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of exalting in rank or
honor; also, the condition of being advanced, encouraged, or exalted in
honor; preferment. Milton.
Promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from
the south.
Ps. lxxv. 6.
Pro*mo"tive (?), a. Tending to advance, promote, or encourage. Hume.
Pro*move" (?), v. t. [See Promote.] To move forward; to advance; to
promote. [Obs.] Bp. Fell.