guerdon
Plural: guerdons
Noun
- a reward or payment
- A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
Verb
Verb Forms: guerdoned, guerdoning, guerdons
- To reward someone for their service or merit.
- To give such a reward to.
Examples
- The high score from GUERDON felt like a just reward for his clever play in Words With Friends.
Origin / 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”).
Scrabble Score: 9
guerdon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordguerdon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
guerdon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
guerdon: valid Words With Friends Word