1. The gentle blow of a sword upon the shoulder in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; so called because originally conferred by putting the hand on the neck.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• acolade,
• accaolades,
• accoladed,
• acalade,
• accelate,
• accolite,
• acolades,
• accolaids,
• accolaides,
• accodate,
• accolde,
• accollades,
• acculate,
• ackolades,
• accoloades,
• accolodes,
• accolates,
• accolate,
• acculades,
• accomate

• acolyte,
• acold.

The adjective form of the word "accolade" is "accoladed".

The plural of the "accolade" can be the "accolades".

The singular of the "accolade" can be the "accolade".