[syn: bestowal, bestowment]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bestowal \Be*stow"al\, n.
The act of bestowing; disposal.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bestowal
n 1: the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn:
bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment]
2: a gift that is bestowed or conferred [syn: bestowal,
bestowment]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "bestowal":
accommodation, accordance, administration, application, applying,
award, awarding, bestowment, communication, concession, conferment,
conferral, contribution, deliverance, delivery, donation, dosage,
dosing, endowment, enforcing, forcing, forcing on, furnishment,
gifting, giving, grant, granting, impartation, impartment,
investiture, liberality, meting out, offer, prescribing,
presentation, presentment, provision, subscription, supplying,
surrender, vouchsafement