■ verb give or grant as an official payment, compensation, or prize.
■ noun a prize, payment, etc. ~ed.
Derivatives
~ee noun
~er noun
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. ~er , var. of OFr. esguarder 'consider, ordain', from es- (from L. ex 'thoroughly') + guarder 'watch (over)', of Gmc origin.