sceptre

[ sep-ter ]
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noun, verb (used with object),scep·tred, scep·tring.
  1. Chiefly British. a variant of scepter.

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British Dictionary definitions for sceptre

sceptre

US scepter

/ (ˈsɛptə) /


noun
  1. a ceremonial staff held by a monarch as the symbol of authority

  2. imperial authority; sovereignty

verb
  1. (tr) to invest with authority

Origin of sceptre

1
C13: from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skeptron staff

Derived forms of sceptre

  • sceptred or US sceptered, adjective

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