guerdon

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guerdon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Guerdon \Guer"don\, v. t. [OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See
     Guerdon, n.]
     To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. [R.]
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           Him we gave a costly bribe
           To guerdon silence.                      --Tennyson.
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  Guerdon \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.
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           So young as to regard men's frown or smile
           As loss or guerdon of a glorious lot.    --Byron.
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           He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the
           just guerdon of all his former villainies. --Knolles.
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guerdon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  guerdon
      n 1: a reward or payment