Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 : WordNet®

aggrandizement
     n : the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or
         scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king";
         "his elevation to cardinal" [syn: {aggrandisement}, {elevation}]