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Definition of Bestowals
1. bestowal [n] - See also: bestowal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bestowals
Literary usage of Bestowals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Contemporary Review (1866)
"Such bestowals ought to be moderate, both as to number and as to amount of income:
and it ought to be clear in every case, that the man is fitted for the ..."
2. Air Force Combat Wings: lineage and honors histories, 1947-1977 by Charles A. Ravenstein (1984)
"Although the ad hoc committee's proposed bestowals ran counter to a ... Since the
initial bestowals in November 1954, the Department of the Air Force has ..."
3. Linguistic Essays by Karl Abel (1882)
"Just because their refusal could be easily borne, minor bestowals must have
produced a doubly pleasant impression, shedding the sunshine of humane and ..."
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