guerdon[noun]Synonyms: reward, carrot, dividend, meed, plum, premium, prize
[verb]Synonyms: pay, compensate, remunerate
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
guerdon noun & verb.
['gǝ:d(ǝ)n] Now
literary.
LME.[Old French guer(e)don from Proto-Romance (medieval Latin) widerdonum from West Germanic (= Old High German widarlōn, Old English wiÞerlēan, from wiÞer again + lēan payment), with 2nd elem. assim. to Latin donum gift.]A. noun. A reward, a recompense.
LME.■ M. Beerbohm The true conjurer finds his guerdon in the consciousness of work done perfectly.b. verb trans. Reward; make compensation for.
LME.■ Tennyson Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence. ■ guerdonless adjective LME. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲