Laureate
31laureate — lau·re·ate …
32laureate — a. crowned with laurel wreath as prize or sign of distinction; n. such person, especially poet; prize winner;, v.t. bestow laurel wreath on. ♦ laureation, n …
33laureate — /lohriyat/ In old English law, an officer of the household of the sovereign, whose business formerly consisted only in composing an ode annually, on the sovereign s birthday, and on the new year; sometimes also, though rarely, on occasion of any… …
34laureate — /lohriyat/ In old English law, an officer of the household of the sovereign, whose business formerly consisted only in composing an ode annually, on the sovereign s birthday, and on the new year; sometimes also, though rarely, on occasion of any… …
35Poet laureate — Laureate Lau re*ate, a. [L. laureatus, fr. laurea laurel tree, fr. laureus of laurel, fr. laurus laurel: cf. F. laur[ e]at. Cf. {Laurel}.] Crowned, or decked, with laurel. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies.… …
36LAUREATE, POET — originally an officer of the royal household whose business it was to celebrate in an ode any joyous occasion connected with royalty, originally the sovereign s birthday; it is now a mere honour bestowed by royalty on an eminent poet …
37Poet Laureate — A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events. The plural form is poets laureate.In England, the term has for centuries been the title of the… …
38United 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.… …
39Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress — The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the United States Librarian of Congress and earns a stipend of $35,000 a year. Originally the title was Consultant in Poetry , but that was changed in 1986 to be… …
40Children's Laureate — is a position awarded in the UK once every two years to a distinguished writer or illustrator of children s books. A biannual bursary of £10,000 is offered. The idea for the Children s Laureate originated from a conversation between (the then)… …
