bestowal Definition

bestow
verb

bestowed, bestowing
1. formal
To give or present (a title, award, quality, etc) to someone.
Thesaurus: give, grant, impart, bequeath, present, offer, apportion, lavish, dower; Antonym: deprive.
Form: bestow something on someone (usually)
Form: bestow something upon someone

Derivative: bestowal
noun

Etymology: 14c: from Anglo-Saxon stowen to place.