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scep⋅ter
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tər
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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
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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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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