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# bestowal

«bestowal» in Mova's school dictionary: **The act of giving something, such as an honour, gift or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a bestowal, bestowals; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) The act of giving something, such as an honour, gift or title, to someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bestowal/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A rare, formal word met in stories about kings, awards and ceremonies. It tells the reader that something special was given. Phrases: the bestowal of an honour, bestowal of a title.

### examples

- The bestowal of the medal took place in the great hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bestowal/#x1)
- The knight knelt for the bestowal of his title. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bestowal/#x2)
- Everyone clapped at the bestowal of the award. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bestowal/#x3)
- The bestowal of gifts was part of the ceremony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bestowal/#x4)
- The queen's bestowal of honours is a yearly event. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bestowal/#x5)
- The story ends with the bestowal of a crown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bestowal/#x6)
- The bestowal of blessings was the last part of the service. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bestowal/#x7)

### note

Formal and rare. Verb: bestow (to give, usually something special: bestow an honour on someone). Plain words: giving, award, presentation.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bestowal» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bestowal/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.