D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

laurels

/lôr'-əlz/ · lau·rels · IPA /lˈɔrəlz/
01 n. pl. An honor or honors conferred for some notable achievement.
  1. 1.
    An honor or honors conferred for some notable achievement.
Phrases & compounds
to rest on one's laurels — to be content with one's past achievements and not strive to continue to excel; as, he didn't rest on his laurels after receiving the Nobel Prize, but went on to made even more significant discoveries.