[syn: bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bestowment \Be*stow"ment\, n.
1. The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal.
[1913 Webster]
If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this
view. --Chauncy.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which is given or bestowed.
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They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to
God's own bestowments. --I. Taylor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bestowment
n 1: a gift that is bestowed or conferred [syn: bestowal,
bestowment]
2: the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn:
bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment]