'Scepter' definitions:

Definition of 'scepter'

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noun
The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter [syn: scepter, sceptre]
noun
A ceremonial or emblematic staff [syn: scepter, sceptre, verge, wand]

Definition of 'Scepter'

From: GCIDE
  • Scepter \Scep"ter\, Sceptre \Scep"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scepteredor Sceptred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scepteringor Sceptring.] To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority. [1913 Webster]
  • To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends. --Tickell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Scepter'

From: GCIDE
  • Scepter \Scep"ter\, Sceptre \Scep"tre\, n. [F. sceptre, L. sceptrum, from Gr. ? a staff to lean upon, a scepter; probably akin to E. shaft. See Shaft, and cf. Scape a stem, shaft.]
  • 1. A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace. [1913 Webster]
  • And the king held out Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. --Esther v. 2. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty; as, to assume the scepter. [1913 Webster]
  • The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come. --Gen. xlix. 10. [1913 Webster] Scepter

Synonyms of 'scepter'

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