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Guerdon
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What's The Definition Of Guerdon?
[n] a reward or payment
Synonyms | Synonyms for Guerdon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Guerdon: See Also | reward 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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