Guerdon /(?)/
Guer·don
Guerdon
n.
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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.
He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just guerdon of all his former villainies.
Guerdon
v. t.
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To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. [R.]
Him we gave a costly bribe To guerdon silence.