laureate

Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction.

Crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor.

Made of laurel sprigs, as a wreath or crown.

One honored or awarded a prize for great achievements especially in the arts or sciences.

A poet laureate.

To put a wreath of laurel upon the head of; crown with laurel, as formerly in conferring a degree in a university.

To invest with the office of poet laureate.

In some educational institutions in the United States, a degree given to women instead of ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Master’: as, Laureate of Science, etc.

In numismatics, same as laurel, 5.

Crowned with laurel as a mark of distinction; decked with laurel.