scepter

[ sep-ter ]
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noun
  1. a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.

  2. royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty.

verb (used with object)
  1. to give a scepter to; invest with authority.

Origin of scepter

1
First 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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