poets laureate
Official national bards
Poets laureate is the standard plural of poet laureate—a poet officially appointed by a government or institution to compose verses for state occasions.
The plural puts the inflection on the noun rather than the adjective, following the French pattern: Three poets laureate read at the inauguration.
The alternative plural poet laureates is also common.
- penInk-filled writing tool
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- bardPoet of epics
- literatureBody of written works
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
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establishment vs. outsider status
poets laureatebeat poets
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