sceptre
Americannoun
noun
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a ceremonial staff held by a monarch as the symbol of authority
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imperial authority; sovereignty
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sceptre
C13: from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skeptron staff
Example Sentences
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His comments coincided with Operation Sceptre, an annual week tackling knife crime in England and Wales.
From BBC • May 19, 2023
First the King will be presented with items including the Sovereign's Orb, the Coronation Ring, the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross and the Sovereign's Sceptre with Dove.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2023
“When you look at the photographs, it’s like spot the difference isn’t it?” said historian Tracy Borman, author of “Crown and Sceptre: 1000 years of Kings and Queens.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2022
Sjón is an Icelandic poet, novelist, lyricist and musician whose books include The Blue Fox, Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was and CoDex 1962, both published by Sceptre.
From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2020
Piety, Cat, Courageous, Sceptre, Red Raven, Harridan, Faithful, Fury, they had all gone up, Kingslander and Godsgrace as well, the demon was eating his own.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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