laureate
/ˈlɒ.ɹi.ət/ · noun
Meaning
- One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.
- A graduate of a university.
- To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English universities.
- (sometimes postpositive) Crowned, or decked, with laurel.
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