"laureate" in the noun sense
1. laureate
someone honored for great achievements figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
"laureate" in the adjective sense
1. laureate
worthy of the greatest honor or distinction
"The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub
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