scepter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
    sceptre.
  2. noun a ceremonial or emblematic staff
    wand; verge; sceptre.

WordNet

Scep"ter, Scep"tre noun (Also<
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Etymology
F. sceptre, L. sceptrum, from Gr. a staff to lean upon, a scepter; probably akin to E. shaft. See Shaft, and cf. Scape a stem, shaft.
Definitions
  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 Shilon come. Gen. xlix. 10.
Scep"ter, Scep"tre transitive verb (Also<
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Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Sceptered or Sceptred (); present participle & verbal noun Sceptering or Sceptring
Definitions
  1. To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority.
    To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends. Tickell.

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