The accolade (also known as dubbing or adoubement) was the central act in the rite of passage ceremonies conferring knighthood in the Middle Ages. From about 1852, the term accolade was used much more generally to mean "praise" or "award" or "honor."
The accolade is a ceremony to confer knighthood. It may take many forms, including the tapping of the flat side of a sword on the shoulders of a candidate or an embrace about the neck. In the first example, the "knight-elect" kneels in front of the monarch on a knighting-stool. First, the monarch lays the side of the sword's blade onto the accolade's right shoulder. The monarch then raises the sword gently just up over the apprentice's head and places it on his left shoulder. The new knight then stands up, and the king or queen presents him with the insignia of his new order.More often,however, the knight-to-be would be knighted by the local earl with a blow to the head, neck, or shoulders with the flat of his blade. He might even be knocked out. Usually (unless being awarded for a noble deed) nearly no one would be present, except for the earl, the apprentice, and some servants. Contrary to popular belief, the phrase "Arise, Sir ..." is not used.
Accolade, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher of the 1980s and 1990s. Headquartered in San Jose, California, it was founded in 1984 by Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead after leaving another game developer and publisher they had founded, Activision.
According to legend, Miller and Whitehead named their company "Accolade" because it came before "Activision" alphabetically—implying that Accolade was superior to their previous company, as reportedly the name Activision was chosen as it came before Atari. Later, a new game development company, Acclaim, another company formed from ex-Activision employees, apparently formulated their name because it came before "Accolade."Absolute Entertainment, again, a third company formed from ex-Activision people, ended up being first with the 'first in the alphabet' race.
Accolade's revenues grew from $1.5 million in 1985 to $5 million in 1986. It developed for most 1980s-era home computers, including the Commodore 64, Atari 400 & 800, the Amiga, Apple II and the PC. Some of their first titles include Law of the West, Psi-5 Trading Company, The Dam Busters, Mean 18 Golf, Test Drive, and HardBall!. Test Drive and HardBall! went on to become two of Accolade's longest-running franchises.
Accolade is a ceremony to confer knighthood.
Accolade may also refer to:
its not that i don't love you or
that i don't care anymore
you were an option i wanted to explore
it just wasn't meant to be
just like an off-tone melody
i need to put you out of your misery..
i showed you what you wanted to see
you never saw who was the real me
our destiny,, was not meant to be
wipe your tears away and hear me when i say
i want you to leave..
after all i did to be with you,
i believed my own lies
and now i apologize
i don't want to disguise
behind the masks, but now i realize