bestowment

be·stow

B0212000 (bĭ-stō′)tr.v. be·stowed, be·stow·ing, be·stows 1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners.2. To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story ... I bestowed much thought" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).3. To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money] in his pockets with feigned composure" (James Joyce).4. To store or house.

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[Middle English bistowen : bi-, be- + stowen, to place; see stow.]

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be·stow′a·ble adj.be·stow′al, be·stow′ment n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bestowment - a gift that is bestowed or conferredbestowalgift - something acquired without compensation
	2.	bestowment - the act of conferring an honor or presenting a giftbestowal, conferment, conferralgiving, gift - the act of giving

bestowment

nounThe act of conferring, as of an honor:accordance, bestowal, conference, conferment, conferral, grant, presentation.