Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Poet laureate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region
"she is the poet laureate of all lyricists"
"he is the poet laureate of Arkansas"
the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain
"the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions"
A poet officially appointed by a government, often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events.