Guer″don (?), n. [OF. guerdon, guerredon, LL. widerdonum (influenced by L. donum gift, cf. Donation), fr. OHG. widarlōn; widar again, against (G. widerwieder) + lōn reward, G. lohn, akin to AS. leán Goth. laun. See Withers.] A reward; requital; recompense; — used in both a good and a bad sense. Macaulay.
So young as to regard men's frown or smile
As loss or guerdon of a glorious lot. Byron.
He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just guerdon of all his former villainies. Knolles.