scepter
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty.
to give a scepter to; invest with authority.
Origin of scepter
1- Also especially British, scep·tre .
Other words from scepter
- scep·ter·less, adjective
- scep·tral [sep-truhl], /ˈsɛp trəl/, adjective
- un·scep·tered, adjective
Words Nearby scepter
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How to use scepter in a sentence
The crown and scepter will be costuming, allowing him to uphold the illusion that the monarchy still has a role to play in a modern constitutional republic.
The queen is dead — now please kill the monarchy | Kevin Naff | September 9, 2022 | Washington BladeHe portrays Merkel holding a Euro-topped scepter as she sits on a throne adorned with an EU emblem-inspired clock.
Nicole Kidman Bulldozed by Paparazzi on Bike During NYFW; Marc Jacobs Apologizes for Neo-Nazi T-Shirt | The Fashion Beast Team | September 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOffering the scepter to an ex-President Obama is one option, writes Geoffrey Robertson.
“Katy has a status,” he says, pointing to a painting of Perry wielding a candy-cane scepter.
In that relationship, the lower-class king of his dingy domain is enthroned atop a commode and uses a toilet brush as a scepter.
On the throne sat an old132 magician, with a crown on his ugly head and a scepter in his hand.
Rudy and Babette | Hans Christian AndersenCertainly he was not a man of sufficient ability worthily to hold the scepter of so great an empire.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend BradyThe god was represented as seated on his throne, with his brows crowned with a wreath of olive and in his hand a scepter.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerIn the right hand there is a scepter terminating in a sign which has been thought to represent fire.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot | L. W. de LaurenceThe present-day detective king wields his scepter for precisely the same reason.
The Substitute Prisoner | Max Marcin
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