{"id":247837,"date":"2023-01-20T12:02:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T10:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=127360"},"modified":"2023-01-20T12:02:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T10:02:15","slug":"accolade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/accolade\/","title":{"rendered":"accolade"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/accolade.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/accolade.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The French Proven\u00e7al word <em>acolada<\/em> is the source of accolade. This literally meant an embrace or clasping aorund the neck, and described the gesture of a friendly hug that was sometimes made when knighting someone, as an early alternative to the more familiar stroke on the shoulder with the flat of a sword. The ultimate root of the Proven\u00e7al word is Latin collum \u2018neck\u2019 from which we also get collar.<\/p>\n<p>A knighthood is garnted at the sole discretion of the King or Queen of the United Kingdom. As noted by Royal Collection Trust, the title in ancient times didn\u2019t confer any monetary benefit upon a person since anyone granted the title of Knight would; \u201cBe expected to have the financial ability to support the honour of knighthood, so that he could provide himself with arms, armour, horses and the required number of armed followers to render military service to his Sovereign for a minimum period each year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are several so-called \u201cOrders of Knighthood\u201d the King\/Queen can appoint a person to, with what exactly a person did to earn the honor and what their job is usually being taken into account to decide which. For example, the Queen usually appoints members of the Military or Civil Service to the Order of Bath, while people who perform valuable work in regards to foreign relations will (usually) be appointed to the The Order of St Michael and St George.<\/p>\n<p>By far the most well known order though is the \u201cMost Excellent Order of the British Empire,\u201d often shortened simply to The Order of the British Empire, which has no specific criteria for appointment and is generally the order members of the public will be appointed to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you use the word accolade?&nbsp;<\/strong>Meaning of accolade in English. praise and approval: He\u2019s been granted the ultimate accolade \u2013 his face on a postage stamp. Her approval was the highest accolade he could receive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is an accolade a compliment?&nbsp;<\/strong>Today, an accolade is more than a way to bestow knighthood, it is a form of praise or an award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the opposite of accolade?&nbsp;<\/strong>Opposite of acclaim, or an expression of praise or admiration. criticism. blame. condemnation. disapproval.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the difference between accolade and award?<\/strong>&nbsp;An award is an actual specific thing that someone can win: \u201cJoe won the award for employee of the month and received a $50 Starbucks gift card.\u201d \u201cAccolade\u201d is fancier language and is often used metaphorically to say that someone was treated with praise or honor.<\/p>\n<p>This article is one in a series of articles on the <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/tag\/oewp\/\">Origins of English Words and Phrases<\/a>. 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