bestowment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bestowment	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bestowment n a gift that is bestowed or conferred [syn: bestowal, bestowment] the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift Synonym(s): bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bestowment \Bestow"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.