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sceptre

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛptə/

(US scepter)

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Definition of sceptre

noun

an ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty: imperial regalia of orb and sceptre figurativea blue worker’s smock is his robe of office, his sceptre a venerable hoe

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sceptred

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French ceptre, via Latin from Greek skēptron, from skēptein (alteration of skēptesthai) 'lean on'

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