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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024guer•don (gûr′dn),USA pronunciation n. - a reward, recompense, or requital.
v.t. - to give a guerdon to;
reward.
- Medieval Latin widerdonum, alteration (probably by association with Latin dōnum gift) of Old High German widarlōn, equivalent. to widar again, back + lōn reward; cognate with Old English witherlēan
- Old French, variant of werdoun
- Middle English 1325–75
guer′don•er, n. guer′don•less, adj. |