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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]



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]