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laureate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'laureate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Laureate [ a.]
- Crowned, or decked, with laurel.
2 . Laureate [ n.]
- One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate.
3 . Laureate [ v. i.]
- To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities.

Meaning of 'laureate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . laureate [ s]
Meaning (1):
- worthy of the greatest honor or distinction
Example in sentence:
  • The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag