For Bard we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Culinary, Drama, Feudal and Poetry.

Bard (Culinary)

To wrap meat with bacon or salt pork.

Bard (Drama)

A person who composed and recited heroic or epic poems; William Shakespeare is referred to as “The Bard”

Bard (Feudal)

A minstrel or poet who glorifies the virtues of the people and
chieftains.

Bard (Poetry)

An ancient composer, singer or declaimer of epic verse.
Sidelight: Today the term is popularly applied to poets of significant repute as a title of honor, with William Shakespeare being known as "The Bard of Avon" and Robert Burns as "The Bard of Ayrshire."
(See also Metrist, Poet, Sonneteer, Versifier, Wordsmith)
(Compare Minstrel, Troubadour)

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