What is to honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities called?
laureate — To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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