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
- 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
- accolade
- appreciation
- award
- be in line for
- benefit
- bonus
- bounty
- carrot
- claim
- comeuppance
- compensation
- crown
- cue
- desert
- deserts
- dividend
- entitlement
- feather in cap
- fringe benefit
- gain
- garland
- goodies
- gravy
- grease
- honor
- honorarium
- interest
- just deserts
- meed
- merit
- merits
- need
- payment
- perks
- perquisite
- plum
- prem
- prerogative
- privilege
- rate
- recompense
- repayment
- reprisal
- retaliation
- retribution
- revenge
- reward
- right
- rights
- satisfa
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