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BESTOWMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bestowment mean?
• BESTOWMENT (noun)
The noun BESTOWMENT has 2 senses:
1. a gift that is bestowed or conferred
2. the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
Familiarity information: BESTOWMENT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gift that is bestowed or conferred
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
bestowal; bestowment
Hypernyms ("bestowment" is a kind of...):
gift (something acquired without compensation)
Derivation:
bestow (give as a gift)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
bestowal; bestowment; conferment; conferral
Hypernyms ("bestowment" is a kind of...):
gift; giving (the act of giving)
Derivation:
bestow (present)
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