n.
Pronunciation: ' a-k ə - ˌ l ā d, - ˌ läd
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from accoler to embrace, from Vulgar Latin *accollare, from Latin ad- + collum neck ― more at COLLAR
Date: 1623
1 a : a ceremonial embrace b : a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood
2 a : a mark of acknowledgment : AWARD b : an expression of praise
3 : a brace or a line used in music to join two or more staffs carrying simultaneous parts