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Sceptre

{

Scep′ter

,

Scep′tre

}
,
Noun.
[F.
sceptre
, L.
sceptrum
, from Gr. [GREEK] a staff to lean upon, a scepter; probably akin to E.
shaft
. See
Shaft
, and cf.
Scape
a stem, shaft.]
1.
A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.
And the king held out Esther the golden
scepter
that was in his hand.
Esther v. 2.
2.
Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty;
as, to assume the
scepter
.
The
scepter
shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come.
Gen. xlix. 10.
{

Scep′ter

,

Scep′tre

}
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sceptered
or
Sceptred
([GREEK]);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Sceptering
or
Sceptring
.]
To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority.
To Britain’s queen the
sceptered
suppliant bends.
Tickell.

Definition 2024

Sceptre

Sceptre

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English

Proper noun

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sceptre

sceptre

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English

Alternative forms

Noun

sceptre ‎(plural sceptres)

  1. (Britain) An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

sceptre ‎(third-person singular simple present sceptres, present participle sceptring, simple past and past participle sceptred)

  1. To give a sceptre to.
    • Tickell
      To Britain's queen the sceptred suppliant bends.

Anagrams

French

Noun

sceptre m ‎(plural sceptres)

  1. sceptre

Etymology

Old French sceptre, from Latin sceptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον ‎(skêptron, “staff, stick, baton”), from σκήπτω ‎(skḗptō, “to prop, to support, to lean upon a staff”).

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