Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Plaudit \Plau"dit\, n. [From L. plaudite do ye praise (which was
   said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl.
   imperative of plaudere. Cf. {Plausible}.]
   A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.

         Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng.
                                                  --Longfellow.

   Syn: Acclamation; applause; encomium; commendation;
        approbation; approval.

Source : WordNet®

plaudit
     n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
         "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave
         him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim},
         {acclamation}, {plaudits}, {eclat}]