vbl. sb. [f. as prec. + -ING1.] The action of the verb CONFER, q.v.
1561. Daus, trans. Bullinger on Apoc., Pref. (1573), 19. The conferring of tongs.
1649. Roberts, Clavis Bibl., Introd. iii. 35. The conferring of ancient translations with the Originals.
1891. Standard, 11 Feb., 3. Mr. Balfour attended the conferring of degrees at Trinity College, Dublin.
