BESTOWAL

bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment

(noun) the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift

bestowal, bestowment

(noun) a gift that is bestowed or conferred

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bestowal (countable and uncountable, plural bestowals)

The act of bestowing.

Anagrams

• stowable, tea bowls, teabowls

Source: Wiktionary


Be*stow"al, n.

Definition: The act of bestowing; disposal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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