Poet laureate
Translation- Poet laureate
- Poet Po"et, n. [F. po["e]te, L. po["e]ta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
make. Cf. {Poem}.]
One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius
for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an
imaginative thinker or writer.
[1913 Webster]
The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
A poet is a maker, as the word signifies. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
{Poet laureate}. See under {Laureate}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Poet laureate — (von lat. poeta laureatus = lorbeergekrönter Dichter) ist im Vereinigten Königreich und den USA ein jeweils von Staats wegen besonders ausgezeichneter Dichter. Die Bezeichnung kommt aus der antiken Tradition, hervorragende Dichter mit einem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Poet Laureate — (von lat. poeta laureatus = lorbeergekrönter Dichter) ist im Vereinigten Königreich und den USA ein jeweils von Staats wegen besonders ausgezeichneter Dichter. Die Bezeichnung kommt aus der antiken Tradition, hervorragende Dichter mit einem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Poet 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… … Wikipedia
poet laureate — pl. poets laureate. 1. (in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household, formerly expected to write poems in celebration of court and national events. 2. a poet recognized or acclaimed as the most eminent or… … Universalium
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poet 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Poet Laureate — Poète lauréat Pour les articles homonymes, voir Poète (homonymie). Au Royaume Uni, le poète lauréat (Poet Laureate en anglais) est le poète officiel du monarque. Traditionnellement, on attendait de lui qu il composât des poèmes à l occasion de… … Wikipédia en Français
poet 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… … Wiktionary