Worthy of receiving a reward or recompense for something done.
From 'guerdon' (a reward), which comes from Old French 'gueridon', possibly from Frankish 'werdan'. The suffix '-able' indicates capability or worthiness of the action.
This word pairs the romantic notion of 'guerdon' with the practical suffix '-able', creating a graceful way to describe someone who has earned recognition—it's the kind of word Shakespeare might have used.
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