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Accolade

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Latin: ad collum, to the neck) Ceremony used in conferring knighthood, either by a kiss, or by a slight blow on the neck, the second form being still used in England; also, a form of salutation and farewell used in some countries by clerics or religious, like the peace salutation among the clergy at solemn Mass.

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Entry for 'Accolade'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/accolade.html. 1910.
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