laureate

laureate (lor-ee-it), n.

1. Hist. An officer of the sovereign’s household, who composed odes annually on the sovereign’s birthday, on the new year, and occasionally on the occurrence of a remarkable victory.

2. A person honored for great achievement in the arts and sciences, and esp. in poetry.

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