'Bestowment' definitions:
Definition of 'bestowment'
From: WordNet
noun
A gift that is bestowed or conferred [syn: bestowal, bestowment]
noun
The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment]
Definition of 'Bestowment'
From: GCIDE
- Bestowment \Be*stow"ment\, n.
- 1. The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal. [1913 Webster]
- If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this view. --Chauncy. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is given or bestowed. [1913 Webster]
- They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to God's own bestowments. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]