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Guerdon

Guerdon Meaning & Definition
Guerdon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Guerdon?

[n] a reward or payment

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Guerdon In Webster's Dictionary

\Guer"don\, n. [OF. guerdon, guerredon, LL. widerdonum (influenced by L. donum gift, cf. {Donation} ), fr. OHG. widarl[=o]n; widar again, against (G. wider wieder) + l[=o]n reward, G. lohn, akin to AS. le['a]n Goth. laun. See {Withers}.] A reward; requital; recompense; -- used in both a good and a bad sense. --Macaulay. So young as to regard men's frown or smile As loss or guerdon of a glorious lot. --Byron. He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just guerdon of all his former villainies. --Knolles.
\Guer"don\, v. t. [OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See {Guerdon}, n.] To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. [R.] Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence. --Tennyson.

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