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Sceptering

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scep⋅ter

  [sep-ter]
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–noun
1. a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
2. royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty.
–verb (used with object)
3. to give a scepter to; invest with authority.
Also, especially British, sceptre.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME (s)ceptre < OF < L scēptrum < Gk skêptron staff; akin to shaft

Related forms:
scep⋅ter⋅less, adjective
scep⋅tral  [sep-truhl] , adjective
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scep·ter   (sěp'tər)   
n.  

  1. A staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority.

  2. 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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Word Origin & History

scepter 
c.1300, from O.Fr. sceptre, from L. sceptrum, from Gk. skeptron "staff," from root of skeptesthai "to prop oneself." Cognate with O.E. sceaft (see shaft).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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