A guerdon is a reward. An example sentence would be: He feels like his family is his guerdon for all his hard work.
Guerdon Whiteley died on 1925-11-23.
Guerdon Whiteley was born on 1859-10-05.
Guerdon Whiteley was born October 5, 1859, in Hopkinton, RI, USA.
Guerdon Whiteley died November 23, 1925, in Cranston, RI, USA.
Guerdon Whiteley is 5 feet 11 inches tall. He weighs 190 pounds.
Guerdon
guerdon
NounSomething given in return for a service or accomplishment.Idioms: - token of appreciation esteem.- what is coming to one, what one has coming.VerbTo bestow a reward on.Read more: guerdon
"something that one has earned or gained"
Guerdon Whiteley debuted on August 7, 1884, playing for the Cleveland Blues at Kennard Street Park; he played his final game on July 17, 1885, playing for the Boston Beaneaters at South End Grounds I.
I think it is an older version of "The strife is o'er", the second line of which is "Now is the Victor's triumph won". I think the word 'triumph' replaced the word 'guerdon' at some point. The hymn was originally 17th century Latin, translated in 1859 by Rev. F. Pott.
In 1884, Guerdon Whiteley played in 8 games, all for the Cleveland Blues, and batting in all of them. He had 34 at bats, getting 5 hits, for a .147 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 1 time. He struck out 8 times. He hit only singles.