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sceptre
[ sep-ter ]
/ ˈsɛp tər /
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noun, verb (used with object), scep·tred, scep·tring.
Chiefly British. a variant of scepter.
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British Dictionary definitions for sceptre
sceptre
US scepter
/ (ˈsɛptə) /
noun
a ceremonial staff held by a monarch as the symbol of authority
imperial authority; sovereignty
verb
(tr) to invest with authority
Derived forms of sceptre
sceptred or US sceptered, adjectiveWord Origin for sceptre
C13: from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skeptron staff
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