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bestowing, vbl. n.|bɪˈstəʊɪŋ| [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of the verb bestow. a. Placing, stowing away, putting up. b. Employment, expenditure. c. Conferment, presentation.
1532Frith Mirror (1829) 277 As touching the bestowing of thy goods. 1542Brinklow Complaynt iv. (1874) 17 Ye shal gyue account..for the bestowyng of your ryches. 1608Hieron Wks. I. 751 Knowledge and discretion are Thy bestowings. 1709Steele Tatler No. 9 ⁋2 So hurried away with that strong Impulse of Bestowing, that he confers Benefits without Distinction. 1802Paley Nat. Theol. (1817) 129 The bestowing of the liquor in the hogsheads. |