poet laureate

Definition of Poet Laureate in English :

1. poet laureate

a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region

Example Sentences:
'she is the poet laureate of all lyricists'
'he is the poet laureate of Arkansas'

2. poet laureate

the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain

Example Sentences:
'the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Poet Laureate

nounWord forms: plural poets laureate

British

the poet appointed as court poet of Britain who is given a post as an officer of the Royal Household. The first was Ben Jonson in 1616

Word forms: plural 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 nation, region, etc.

n. pl. poets laureate or poet laureates

1. A poet appointed to a position of honor by a British monarch and expected to write poems on occasions of national importance.

2. A poet appointed to a similar honorary position or honored for artistic excellence.

3. A poet acclaimed as the most excellent or most representative of a locality or group.