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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: stow

bestow

 verb
     
be‧stow [transitive]
formal to give someone something of great value or importance
bestow something on/upon somebody
honours bestowed on him by the Queen
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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