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alienation (transfer of title), assignment (transfer of ownership), concession (authorization), demise (conveyance), dispensation (act of dispensing)
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conferral
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conferral — n. the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift. Syn: bestowal, conferment. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conferral — 1880, from CONFER (Cf. confer) + AL (Cf. al) (2) … Etymology dictionary
conferral — [kən fʉr′əl] n. a conferring of an honor, degree, or favor; bestowal: also conferment [kən fʉr′mənt] … English World dictionary
conferral — n. esp. US = conferment. * * * noun the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift • Syn: ↑bestowal, ↑bestowment, ↑conferment • Derivationally related forms: ↑confer (for: ↑conferment), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
conferral — /keuhn ferr euhl/, n. the act of conferring or bestowing; conferment: the conferral of an honorary doctorate on the president. [1875 80; CONFER + AL2] * * * … Universalium
conferral — confer ► VERB (conferred, conferring) 1) grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right). 2) have discussions. DERIVATIVES conferment noun conferral noun. ORIGIN Latin conferre bring together … English terms dictionary
conferral of a fee — index feoffment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conferral — noun see confer … New Collegiate Dictionary
conferral — noun The act of conferring something; conferment … Wiktionary
conferral — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of conferring, as of an honor: accordance, bestowal, bestowment, conference, conferment, grant, presentation. See GIVE … English dictionary for students
