bestowaln.
/bɪˈstəʊəl/ The action of bestowing.
a. Disposal, location.
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun]
layingc1330
pitchinga1398
settinga1398
couchingc1400
stowingc1440
placingc1449
stelling1560
disposition1563
location1568
planting1585
situation1589
collocation1605
situating1611
disposurea1625
depositure1635
allodgement1639
instalment1646
fixation1652
deposition1659
lodgement1713
repositing1713
emplacement1742
bestowal1773
locating1774
disposal1828
placement1844
allocation1846
enlodgement1884
siting1902
1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 633 If the bestowal of necessaries be a task fruitless as the fabled labour of Sisyphus.
b. Presentation, gift.
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the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > conferring
attribution1467
conferring1561
collation1579
bestowing1608
instating1647
bestowment1754
conference1869
bestowal1870
conferment1877
1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) I. App. 646 The bestowal of the Northumbrian Earldom on Eric..I have mentioned.
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