guerdon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a reward or payment

WordNet

Guer"don noun
Etymology
OF. guerdon, guerredon, LL. widerdonum (influenced by L. donum gift, cf. Donation ), fr. OHG. widarln; widar again, against (G. wider wieder) + l&omac;n reward, G. lohn, akin to AS. leán Goth. laun. See Withers.
Definitions
  1. 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 transitive verb
Etymology
OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See Guerdon, n.
Definitions
  1. To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. R.
    Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence. Tennyson.

Webster 1913