sceptral
- a word derived from scepter.
Example Sentences
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He is the Warwick of modern times; he makes and unmakes kings, sceptral and financial.
From The Voice in the Fog by MacGrath, Harold
Ere Owen and Robert had helped the other two ladies to land in a more rational manner, she was shaking her mischievous head at a window, and thrusting in her sceptral reed-mace.
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
"La famille c'est moi" appeared to be his tacit formula, and he carried his umbrella—he had very bad ones, Gaston thought—with something of a sceptral air.
From The Reverberator by James, Henry
