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scep·ter    Audio Help   (sěp'tər)  Pronunciation Key  n.   A staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority. Ruling power or authority; sovereignty. tr.v.   scep·tered, scep·ter·ing, scep·ters To invest with royal authority. [Middle English sceptre, from Old French, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skēptron.]

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sceptered

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invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter [syn: empowered]

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