Bestowal — Be*stow al, n. The act of bestowing; disposal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bestowal — (n.) 1773, from BESTOW (Cf. bestow) + AL (Cf. al) (2) … Etymology dictionary
bestowal — bestow ► VERB ▪ give or grant (an honour, right, or gift). DERIVATIVES bestowal noun. ORIGIN from Old English st w «place» … English terms dictionary
bestowal — noun see bestow … New Collegiate Dictionary
bestowal — See bestowable. * * * … Universalium
bestowal — noun the act of bestowing … Wiktionary
bestowal — Synonyms and related words: accommodation, accordance, administration, application, applying, award, awarding, bestowment, communication, concession, conferment, conferral, contribution, deliverance, delivery, donation, dosage, dosing, endowment … Moby Thesaurus
bestowal — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun. The act of conferring, as of an honor: accordance, bestowment, conference, conferment, conferral, grant, presentation. See GIVE … English dictionary for students
bestowal — be stow·al || əʊəl n. grant, gift; act of giving, granting … English contemporary dictionary
bestowal — n.; (also bestowing, bestowment) 1. Putting, placing, stowing, stowage, storing, storage, disposing. 2. Giving, grant, granting, imparting, impartation, conferring … New dictionary of synonyms