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bestowal

noun
/bɪˈstəʊ.əl/UK/bɪˈstoʊ.əl/US

Etymology

From bestow + -al.

  1. derived from *steh₂-✻ — “to place; to stand (up)”
  2. inherited from bestowen
  3. suffixed as bestowal — “bestow + al”

Definitions

  1. The act of bestowing.

    • Elation mingled with something faintly apologetic in the abrupt bestowal of the baronet's unexpected confidence.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA