About The Word Scepter
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Scepter
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What's The Definition Of Scepter?
[n] a ceremonial or emblematic staff
[n] the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter Synonyms | Synonyms for Scepter: sceptre | sceptre | verge | wand Related Terms | Find terms related to Scepter: See Also | bauble | reign | sovereignty | staff Scepter In Webster's Dictionary \Scep"ter\, Sceptre \Scep"tre\, n. [F. sceptre, L.
sceptrum, from Gr. ? a staff to lean upon, a scepter;
probably akin to E. shaft. See {Shaft}, and cf. {Scape} a
stem, shaft.]
1. A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial
badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.
And the king held out Esther the golden scepter that
was in his hand. --Esther v. 2.
2. Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty;
as, to assume the scepter.
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a
lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come.
--Gen. xlix.
10.
\Scep"ter\, Sceptre \Scep"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sceptered}or {Sceptred} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sceptering}or {Sceptring}.] To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority. To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends. --Tickell. |
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