Antonyms for guerdon

Grammar : Noun

Spell : gur-dn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɜr dn

Definition of guerdon

Origin : "reward, recompense" (now only poetic), late 14c., from Old French guerdon, guerredon "reward, recompense, payment," from Medieval Latin widerdonum, from Old High German widarlon "recompense;" cf. Old English wiðerlean "requital, compensation," from wiðer "again" (see with) + lean "payment." Form influenced in Medieval Latin by Latin donum "gift." Cf. Spanish galardon, Italian guiderone.

noun due
noun reward

Example sentences :

He came either to bring me aid or to seek mine, with vengeance for his guerdon.
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

Our guerdon is shame in this world and condign punishment in the next.
Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini

Is it for some vow of chivalry, or for that which is the guerdon of chivalry?'
Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge

For this guerdon men have fought; for this they have even gladly died.
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various

But if there is honour for failure what shall be the guerdon of success?
Extract from : « What Is and What Might Be » by Edmond Holmes

They had every guerdon of young love, except that there were not so many years before them.
Extract from : « Country Neighbors » by Alice Brown

Content is the guerdon of the beast, but gods are wafted upwards on the wings of pain.
Extract from : « Morning Star » by H. Rider Haggard

I declined the guerdon; and he questioned me concerning my family and my position.
Extract from : « Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf » by George W. M. Reynolds

Evil was the lot that the Gods had laid upon him, and bitter was his guerdon.
Extract from : « The World's Desire » by H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang

The guerdon; the quittance; could it be possible after all, the end was not far?
Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham

Synonyms for guerdon

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