Laureate
61poet laureate — po′et lau′reate n. pl. poets laureate 1) pro (in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household 2) pro a poet recognized as the most eminent of a country or locality 3) pro+lit. (in the U.S.) a poet appointed for a… …
62Poet Laureate — The plural is Poets Laureate, although Poet Laureates is often used …
63Poet Laureate — ► NOUN (pl. Poets Laureate) ▪ a poet appointed by the British sovereign to write poems for royal and official occasions …
64poet laureate — n. pl. poets laureate or poet laureates 1. the court poet of England, appointed for life by the monarch, traditionally to write poems celebrating official occasions, national events, etc. 2. the official or most respected poet of any specific… …
65Nobel Laureate — noun winner of a Nobel prize • Syn: ↑Nobelist • Derivationally related forms: ↑Nobel prize (for: ↑Nobelist) • Hypernyms: ↑laureate * * * Nobel laur …
66poet 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… …
67Betty Williams (Nobel laureate) — For other people named Betty Williams, see Betty Williams (disambiguation). Betty Williams Betty Williams, 1976 Nobel Peace Prize Born 22 May 1943 (1943 05 22) (age 68) Employer …
68Children's Laureate — ist eine einem Literaturpreis ähnliche Auszeichnung, die in Großbritannien einem Autor oder Illustrator von Kinderbüchern verliehen wird. Mit der Auszeichnung ist ein Preisgeld von 10 000 Pfund verbunden. Preisträger 2007 2008 Michael Rosen 2005… …
69Poets laureate of Britain — ▪ Table Poets laureate of Britain John Dryden (Dryden, John) 1668 89 Thomas Shadwell (Shadwell, Thomas) 1689 92 Nahum Tate (Tate, Nahum) 1692 1715 Nicholas Rowe (Rowe, Nicholas) 1715 18 Laurence Eusden (Eusden, Laurence) 1718 30 Colley Cibber… …
70Poet laureate — [ poʊɪt lɔːrɪət, englisch; vergleiche Poeta laureatus], in England inoffiziell zuerst an B. Jonson, offiziell zuerst an J. Dryden verliehenes, honoriertes Hofamt, früher mit der Verpflichtung verbunden, zu feierlichen Anlässen Gedichte zu… …
