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bestowal|bɪˈstəʊəl| [f. as prec. + -al2.] The action of bestowing; a. disposal, location; b. presentation, gift.
1773Gentl. Mag. XLIII. 633 If the bestowal of necessaries be a task fruitless as the fabled labour of Sisyphus. 1867Freeman Norm. Conq. (1876) I. App. 660 The bestowal of the earldom on Eric I have mentioned. |