Search Details

Word: poet laureate (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A poet officially appointed by a government, often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events
  • British Formerly, an officer of the king's Edward IV
  • Obsolete One who received an honorable degree in grammar, including poetry and rhetoric, at the English universities; -- so called as being presented with a wreath of laurel

Source: Wiktionary | Src Info »