Guerdon

Definition of Guerdon

Guer´don

n.	1.	A reward; requital; recompense; - used in both a good and a bad sense. 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.
v. t.	1.	To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence. - Tennyson.

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