(sometimes postpositive) Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

(dated) One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate. / A graduate of a university.

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

plural of laureate

simple past tense and past participle of laureate

The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.

plural of laureation

present participle of laureate

plural of Nobel laureate

A poet officially appointed by a government, often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events.