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BESTOWMENT
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
bestowment (countable and uncountable, plural bestowments)
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour.
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*stow"ment, n.
1. The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal. If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this view. Chauncy.
2. That which is given or bestowed. They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to God's own bestowments. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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