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AWARDED |
Conferred |
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ORDAINED |
Conferred holy orders on |
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CONFERRABLE |
Capable of being conferred. |
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CONFEREE |
One upon whom something is conferred. |
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BENEFIT |
An act of kindness; a favor conferred. |
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BENEFACTION |
A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation. |
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ENDOWED |
Do we end new position when being conferred? |
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STAROSTY |
A castle and domain conferred on a nobleman for life. |
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SERVICE |
Useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes
interest or happiness; benefit; avail. |
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COMMISSIONARY |
Of, pertaining to, or conferring, a commission;
conferred by a commission or warrant. |
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COMMENCEMENT |
The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and
universities upon students and others. |
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GRACE |
The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to
benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred. |
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AMBROSIA |
The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink),
which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. |
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NATIVE |
Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one;
inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness,
simplicity, rights, etc. |
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PATENT |
The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence,
figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a patent. |
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BANNERET |
A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence,
an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank. |
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BACCALAUREATE |
The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the
first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and
colleges. |
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GRATUITOUS |
Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred
without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim
or merit; not required by justice. |
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ROMAN |
A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome,
or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were
conferred. |
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NOBILITY |
The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician
dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title,
whether inherited or conferred. |
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KNIGHT |
One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of
baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him to be addressed
as Sir; as, Sir John. |
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DIPLOMA |
A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some
privilege, honor, or power; a document bearing record of a degree
conferred by a literary society or educational institution. |
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LIBERTY |
A privilege conferred by a superior power; permission
granted; leave; as, liberty given to a child to play, or to a witness
to leave a court, and the like. |
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OFFICE |
A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by
authority and for a public purpose; a position of trust or authority;
as, an executive or judical office; a municipal office. |
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DONATIVE |
A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or
patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or
induction by his orders. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3. |