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guerdon

Guerdon (noun) means a reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.

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A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
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Etymology

From Middle English guerdon, guerdoun, gardone, from Old French guerdon, guerredon, guarredon, werdon, from Medieval Latin widerdōnum, alteration of widerlōnum, from West Germanic (whence Old High German widarlōn, Old English wiþerlēan), literally ‘back-payment’, with the second element assimilated to Latin dōnum (“gift”).

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"guerdon" (noun) means a reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.

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