laureate

Plural: laureates

Noun

someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.
A graduate of a university.

Adjective Satellite

worthy of the greatest honor or distinction; - James Traub
- "The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"

Adj

Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

Verb

To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English universities.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laureatus, from laurea (“laurel tree”), from laureus (“of laurel”), from laurus (“laurel”). Compare French lauréat.

Scrabble Score: 8

laureate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
laureate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 10

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