ultimate/highest/supreme etc accolade• All the gardens have been chosen by local inspectors, and 80 have been awarded the highest accolade of a two-star rating.• He probably accepts that the ultimate accolade for the county cricketer will now remain inaccessible.
Originaccolade
(1600-1700)Frenchaccoler“to embrace”, from Vulgar Latinaccolare, from Latincollum“neck”