guerdon

Signification

Noun

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

Verb

To give such a reward to.

Coupé comme

guer‧don

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡəː.dən/

Étymologie

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”).