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guerdon definition

guer·don (gʉrd′'n)

noun

a reward; recompense

Etymology: ME guerdoun < OFr gueredon, altered (after L donum, gift) < Frank & OHG widarlōn < OHG widar, back, counter + lōn, reward < IE base *lāu-, to capture > L lucrum, riches

transitive verb

to reward

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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