laureate
noun
[ ˈlɒrɪət ]
• a person who is honoured with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement.
• "a Nobel laureate"
laureate
adjective
• wreathed with laurel as a mark of honour.
Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin laureatus, from laurea ‘laurel wreath’, from laurus ‘laurel’.
