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Sceptre
Definitions
- 1 A hamlet (special service area) in the Rural Municipality of Clinworth, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- 1 An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.
"“Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.”"
- 2 a ceremonial or emblematic staff wordnet
- 3 the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter wordnet
- 1 To give a sceptre to.
"To Britain's queen the sceptred suppliant bends."
- 2 To invest with royal power. figuratively
Etymology
From Middle English septre, sceptre, from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron, “staff, stick, baton”), from σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop, to support, to lean upon a staff”).
From Middle English septre, sceptre, from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron, “staff, stick, baton”), from σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop, to support, to lean upon a staff”).
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