Aggrandizement \Ag*gran"dize*ment\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. agrandissement.]

The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.

Syn: Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement; promotion; preferment.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)