bestowal
noun
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Pronunciation: /bɪˈstəʊ.əl/ / /bɪˈstoʊ.əl/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English bestow Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English bestowal From bestow + -al.
- The act of bestowing.
“Elation mingled with something faintly apologetic in the abrupt bestowal of the baronet's unexpected confidence.”