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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