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- A poet officially appointed by a government, often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- A poet officially appointed by a government, often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events.
- (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.
- (British, historical) Formerly, an officer of the king's household, whose business was to compose an ode annually for the king's birthday, and other suitable occasions; now, a poet officially distinguished by such honorary title, the office being a sinecure.
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