[ 'lɒrɪət , 'lɔ:- ]
■ noun
1》 a person given an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement: a Nobel ~.
2》 short for Poet Laureate .
■ adjective literary wreathed with laurel as a mark of honour.
Derivatives
~ship noun
Origin
ME (as adjective): from L. laureatus , from laurea 'laurel wreath'.