accolade
noun
[ ˈakəleɪd ]
• an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit.
• "the hotel has won numerous accolades"
Similar:
honour,
recognition,
privilege,
award,
gift,
title,
prize,
laurels,
bays,
palm,
• a touch on a person's shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood.
Origin:
early 17th century: from French, from Provençal acolada, literally ‘embrace around the neck (when bestowing knighthood)’, from Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + collum ‘neck’.
