-ōəl noun
( -s )
1. : the act of bestowing or conferring : presentation
conditions for bestowal of a name — Leslie Spier
: an instance of bestowing : gift
viewed these afflictions as God's bestowals upon his saints
2. : the act or an instance of bestowing in a given place or position : the condition of being bestowed : storage
an odor of mothballs that told of long bestowal — Marguerite Steen