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Definition of bestowal : The act of bestowing; disposal.

Synonyms:

conferral, accordance, conferment, bestowment, conference, presentation, give

gift, tender, offer, investiture, present, concession, advance, invitation, deal, approach, issue, bid, donation, attempt, overture, quotation, submission, citation, offering, grant, endowment

garland, crown, role, rank, position, colors, highness, chevron, decoration, grace, shield, place, honor, coronet, title, reverence, seniority, crest

Usage examples:

• As this was usually double the original cost, the permission to ship goods to a certain amount was equivalent, under ordinary circumstances, to the bestowal of a present of a like value. - "The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes", Tomás de Comyn Fedor Jagor Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow Charles Wilkes.
• She had, as Aminta had, the self- collected and self- cancelled look, a realm in a look, that was neither depth nor fervour, nor a bestowal, nor an allurement; nor was it an exposure, though there seemed no reserve. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
• There was the promise of a vast and manifold spiritual power involved in these things, which we do not attempt to draw out; but we pass to the record of St. John as to the bestowal of spiritual power made by our Lord on the eve of His resurrection to the assembled Apostles. - "Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom", T. W. Allies.