conferral
nounUS /kənˈfɝəl/ · UK /kənˈfɜːɹəl/
Etymology From confer + -al.
1
The act of conferring something; conferment
- The conferral date of an award shall be the date of approval by the Vice-Chancellor.2012, John Rowe, Awards and Graduation Manual, Curtin University, page 7
- Derived terms
- conferralism, conferralist