bestowmentn.
/bɪˈstəʊmənt/ 1. The action of bestowing; bestowal.
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the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > conferring
attribution1467
conferring1561
collation1579
bestowing1608
instating1647
bestowment1754
conference1869
bestowal1870
conferment1877
1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will iv. v. 224 God's bestowment of the benefit.
1871 R. Browning Balaustion 94 Such things as bear bestowment, those thou hast.
2. concrete. That which is conferred; a gift.
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the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun]
givec888
lakeOE
presentc1230
giftc1275
garrison1297
benefit1377
beneficec1380
givinga1382
handsela1393
donativec1430
oblation1433
propine1448
presentationc1460
don1524
sportule1538
premie?1548
first penny1557
donation1577
exhibition1579
donary1582
fairing1584
merced1589
gifture1592
meed1613
recado1615
regalo1622
regale1649
dation1656
compliment1702
dashee1705
dash1788
cadeau1808
bestowment1837
potlatch1844
prez.1919
Harry Freeman's1925
pressie1933
1837–40 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1862) 118.
1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. iii. iv. 81 Angels and Archangels have at their command only subordinate bestowments.
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