Bestowment

be·stow  (b-st)

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·stowa·ble adj.

be·stowal, be·stowment n.

Thesaurus

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