bestowment
Act of conferring
Bestowment is the act of bestowing—giving something as a gift or honor.
The word is formal and somewhat rare, appearing mainly in legal or ceremonial contexts: the bestowment of an award, the bestowment of rights upon citizens.
Bestowal is more common for the same meaning.
Act of granting formally
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- bequestGift left by will
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- benefactionCharitable gift or deed
offering · provision · allocation · dispensation · conveyance · transference · award · entrustment
Supplying monetary resources
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- allocationDistribution of shares
patronage · sponsorship · underwriting · aid · stipend · bursary · award · foundation
Perceiving something as known
- awardHonor given for merit
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- tributeOffering of respect
commendation · medal · decoration · title · laureate · merit · prestige · conferment
What's passed down
- bequestGift left by will
- estateProperty and grounds
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
patrimony · trust · beneficiary · succession · birthright · entailment · testament · settlement
Formal spoken blessing
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- favorKind act or preference
- divineOf or from gods
- providenceDivine protective care
sanctification · mercy · protection · anointment · consecration · ordination · sacrament · laying on of hands
conferral
Act of granting formally
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- bequestGift left by will
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
benefaction · offering · provision · allocation · dispensation · conveyance · transference · award · entrustment · granting
funding
Supplying monetary resources
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
allocation · patronage · sponsorship · underwriting · aid · stipend · bursary · award · foundation · trust
recognition
Perceiving something as known
- awardHonor given for merit
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
tribute · commendation · medal · decoration · title · laureate · merit · prestige · conferment · knighthood
legacy
What's passed down
heritage · patrimony · trust · beneficiary · succession · birthright · entailment · testament · settlement · devise
benediction
Formal spoken blessing
providence · sanctification · mercy · protection · anointment · consecration · ordination · sacrament · laying on of hands · charism
bestowmentseizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
confiscation · appropriation · taking · expropriation · dispossession
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