All 3 Uses of
bestow
in
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
- "Highest of all High Kings," said Reepicheep, "permit me to remind you that a very small size has been bestowed on us Mice, and if we did not guard our dignity, some (who weigh worth by inches) would allow themselves very unsuitable pleasantries at our expense.†
Chpt 15bestowed = gave
- Then, at Aslan's command, Peter bestowed the Knighthood of the Order of the Lion on Caspian,
Chpt 15 *bestowed = presented as an honor
- Then, at Aslan's command, Peter bestowed the Knighthood of the Order of the Lion on Caspian, and Caspian, as soon as he was knighted, himself bestowed it on Trufflehunter and Trumpkin and Reepicheep, and made Doctor Cornelius his Lord Chancellor, and confirmed the Bulgy Bear in his hereditary office of Marshal of the Lists.†
Chpt 15bestowed = gave
Definition:
to give -- typically to present as an honor or give as a gift