acclaimedadj.

1614 P. Forbes Def. Lawful Calling 43 It is in a common pretence and audaciouslie acclaimed title of the church,..to discerne wisely the true church from the Sinagogue of Satan calling themselves Iewes.

1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 483 By vertue of a pretended inherent right in his Crown, or any acclaimed prerogative and Supremacie.

1699 T. Forrester Rev. & Exam. Scripture-grounds i. 7 in Hierarchical Bishops Claim Such as we have made appear the Prelat to be, both in Respect of his acclaimed Civil and Ecclesiastick Authority.

1717 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 329 The acclaimed power of patrons is contrary to the heritors' interest.

1867 J. W. Hales in J. W. Hales & F. J. Furnivall Bp. Percy's Folio MS I. 6 Thus the outlaw of Barnesdale grew to be the acclaimed hero of the English commons.

1936 Stage June 14/4 This internationally acclaimed institution..is the nightly meeting place for many of the town's famous pedigreed cut-ups.

1973 Vermont Life Fall 19/1 The launching of the highly acclaimed ‘floating railroad bridge’.

1989 HMV Christmas Mag. 4 His most critically acclaimed LP in yonks.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 May (Week in Review section) 3/4 Ken Kesey..was at age 30 already an acclaimed novelist.