laureate
noun
a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award.
laureateship
-
a word derived from
laureate.
Example Sentences
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The terms of the laureateship are short, just one year, though some often stay for two terms.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022
The announcement comes five months after Armitage, from Marsden, won the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 2018, arguably the most prestigious accolade in poetry behind the laureateship.
From BBC ● May 10, 2019
Photograph: Getty Images 108 winners, 12 women, average age of 64, 2 declinees ... lots of wonkish info about the literature laureateship on the front of the Nobel site.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2012
Speaking of the laureateship, she said, “One needs to admit it’s something that crosses the mind.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2012
It is a careful touch on Browning's part to use the phrase "Next Poet," for the "laureateship" at that time was not a recognized official position.
From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Helen Archibald Clarke
