What (who) is guerdon - definition
DUTCH ACTOR (1917-2004)
Guerdon Bill
guerdon
n.
(Poetical.) Recompense, remuneration, requital, reward.
guerdon
['g?:d(?)n]
archaic
¦ noun a reward or recompense.
¦ verb give a reward to.
Origin
ME: from OFr., from med. L. widerdonum, alt. (by assoc. with L. donum 'gift') of a W. Gmc compound represented by Old High Ger. widarlon 'repayment'.
Guerdon
·noun A reward; requital; recompense;
- used in both a good and a bad sense.
Wikipedia
Albert Mol
Albert Mol (3 January 1917 – 9 March 2004) was a Dutch author, actor and television personality.
Examples of use of guerdon
1. The last competitor remaining, Sameer Mishra, 13, was challenged with "guerdon." A guerdon is a reward.
2. Sameer, who is from West Lafayette, Ind., got guerdon.
3. The 13–year–old from West Lafayette, Ind., was finally all business when he aced "guerdon" _ a word that appropriately means "something that one has earned or gained" _ to win the 81st version of the bee Friday night.