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noun the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
noun a gift that is bestowed or conferred
originEtymology tree English bestow Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English bestowal From bestow + -al.
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