accolade

nounstrong praise, recognition of achievement

Synonyms for accolade

noun strong praise, recognition of achievement

Word Origin & History

1620s, from French accolade (16c.), from Provençal acolada or Italian accollata, ultimately from noun use of a fem. past participle from Vulgar Latin *accollare "to embrace around the neck," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + collum "neck" (see collar (n.)).

The original sense is of an embrace about the neck or the tapping of a sword on the shoulders to confer knighthood. Extended meaning "praise, award" is from 1852. Also see -ade. Earlier was accoll (mid-14c.), from Old French acolee "an embrace, kiss, especially that given to a new-made knight," from verb acoler. The French noun in the 16c. was transformed to accolade, with the foreign suffix.

Example Sentences for accolade

Her hand has touched them—it is an accolade—they are noble, now.

Thus he won the accolade of his peers as a worthy horse-man of the hills.

Marjory, do you remember when you sat on the throne in the cave, and gave me the accolade?

He gives the accolade to our commander, and through him, to us all.

I attended a special Council at Windsor to receive the "accolade."

But after all, who could resist the accolade he had received?

His shoulder was tingling from the accolade bestowed by royalty.

The Sword of '76 would have refused the accolade; but that of '63 is of a milder temper.

And all this meant that Curly had won his spurs, that he was receiving the puncher's accolade.

Philip himself had not received the accolade until he was twenty-five.

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award

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