sceptered
tər 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a ceremonial staff held by a monarch as the symbol of authority |
| 2. | imperial authority; sovereignty |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to invest with authority |
| [C13: from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skeptron staff] | |
| scepter or scepter | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C13: from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skeptron staff] | |
| 'sceptred or scepter | |
| —adj | |
| 'sceptered or scepter | |
| —adj | |
| sceptre or scepter (ˈsɛptə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a ceremonial staff held by a monarch as the symbol of authority |
| 2. | imperial authority; sovereignty |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to invest with authority |
| [C13: from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skeptron staff] | |
| scepter or scepter | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C13: from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skeptron staff] | |
| 'sceptred or scepter | |
| —adj | |
| 'sceptered or scepter | |
| —adj | |
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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).
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