| 单词 | poet-in-ordinary |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoet-in-ordinary poet-in-ordinary n. a poet officially retained to compose poems on behalf of a person or body (cf. in ordinary at ordinary n. Phrases 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > [noun] > poets holding other specific positions City Poet1607 poet-in-ordinary1704 poet-in-residence1927 1704 W. M. Female Wits iii. 46 They exceed any of our modern Flights, as far as a Description of Homer's does Mr Settle's, Poet in Ordinory [sic] for my Lord Mayor's Show. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. i. 52 Godson of the great Earl, and poet-in-ordinary to the band. 1977 C. Roth Doña Gracia of House of Nasi vi. 133 ‘It ceased to be with this Lady after the manner of women,’ audaciously misquoted Saadiah Lungo, the poet-in-ordinary of the Salonican community. < as lemmas |
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