Poet-laureate
21poet laureate — noun (plural poets laureate or poet laureates) Date: 15th century 1. a poet honored for achievement in his or her art 2. a. a poet appointed for life by an English sovereign as a member of the royal household and formerly expected to compose… …
22poet laureate — official poet of the royal household who was formerly expected to write poems and songs for royal events (Britain); poet appointed national laureate poet for one year (USA); famous poet …
23Poet Laureate — noun (plural Poets Laureate or Poet Laureates) an eminent poet appointed by the British royal household to write poems for royal and official occasions …
24poet laureate — For the plural, poets laureate or poet laureates are both generally accepted …
25poet laureate — /poʊət ˈlɒriət / (say pohuht loreeuht) noun (plural poets laureate) (sometimes upper case) 1. , ) (in Britain) a highly esteemed poet, appointed as a lifetime officer of the royal household; formerly expected to write odes, etc., in celebration… …
26poet laureate — noun a) A poet officially appointed by a government, often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events b) Formerly, an officer of the kings household, whose business was to compose an ode annually for the kings… …
27POET LAUREATE — the English court poet, an office which dates from the reign of Edward IV., the duty of the holder of it being originally to write an ode on the birthday of the monarch …
28Poet Laureate — noun (C) a poet who is appointed by the king or queen in Britain to write poems on important occasions …
29United States Poet Laureate — For Poets Laureate of individual states, see List of U.S. states Poets Laureate. The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate serves as the nation s official poet.… …
30Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate — The first ever Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate was awarded to George Bowering in 2002. In 2004, the title was transferred to Pauline Michel and in 2006 to John Steffler. His term ends on December 3, 2008.RoleAccording to the laureate s… …
