Besceptered

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Holding a scepter. not-comparable

    "Well, the procession moved on, and, as I got under the canopy, berobed, bemitred, besceptered, and bespurred, I caught a glimpse of Miss Fellows, the herb-woman, who, with six devilish handsome girls, were strewing rosemary and tansy on the blue broadcloth from Manchester;"

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"Well, the procession moved on, and, as I got under the canopy, berobed, bemitred, besceptered, and bespurred, I caught a glimpse of Miss Fellows, the herb-woman, who, with six devilish handsome girls, were strewing rosemary and tansy on the blue broadcloth from Manchester;"

Etymology

From be- + scepter + -ed.

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