Definition of laureate
: the recipient of honor or recognition for achievement in an art or science a Nobel laureate; specifically : poet laureate
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Origin and Etymology of laureate
Middle English, crowned with laurel as a distinction, from Latin laureatus, from laurea laurel wreath, from feminine of laureus of laurel, from laurus
First Known Use: circa 1529
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Origin and Etymology of laureate
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First Known Use: circa 1610
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: someone who has won an important prize or honor for achievement in an art or science
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