POET LAUREATE


Meaning of POET LAUREATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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 poems for court and national occasions

b. : a poet appointed annually by the United States Library of Congress as a consultant and typically involved in the promotion of poetry

3. : one regarded by a country or region as its most eminent or representative poet

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.