Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Conferí-re, v. n.
1. to confer, communicate, consult together; 2. to assist, do a service; v. a.1. to compare, collate; 2. to confer honours, to promote; s. m. Conferí-tóre, f. Conferí-tríce.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
conferire: to conferre, to impart, to bestow, to contribute vpon.