scepter
[ sep-ter ]
noun
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty.
verb (used with object)
to give a scepter to; invest with authority.
Origin of scepter
1First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English (s)ceptre, from Old French, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skêptron “staff”; akin to shaft
- Also especially British, scep·tre .
Other words from scepter
- scep·ter·less, adjective
- scep·tral [sep-truhl], /ˈsɛp trəl/, adjective
- un·scep·tered, adjective
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How to use scepter in a sentence
Sceptered kings, and jeweled princesses trailing robes of satin were the chief actors in her dreams.
A Daughter of the Middle Border | Hamlin GarlandIt must be allowed that the icy sceptered guardian of the North has made a good fight against the invaders into his dominions.
North-Pole Voyages | Zachariah Atwell MudgeThere wasn't a knight in either team who wasn't a sceptered sovereign.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)Be thine despair and sceptered care, To triumph and to die are mine!
Robed in his snowy ermine he stands out a sceptered hermit wrapped in his isolation.
A Summer's Outing | Carter H. Harrison
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