Other Meanings
Accolade was first used in 1611 and is French, from the Occitan acolada. This, in turn, came from the Latin ad ("to") + collum ("neck") and in Occitan originally meant "embrace".
Accolade is akin to "dubbing" or "to dub" since the tap on the shoulder with the sword is accepted to be the point at which the title is awarded.
Clergy receiving a knighthood are not dubbed. The use of a sword in this kind of a ceremony is believed to be inappropriate.
From about 1852, the meaning of "accolade" was extended to mean "praise" or "award" or "honor."
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