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noun

Sceptre, Scepter n.

A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace. "And the king held out Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand."

Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty; as, to assume the scepter. "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come."

verb

Sceptre, Scepter v. t. (past & past part. sceptered or sceptred; pres. part. sceptering or sceptring) To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority. "To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends."

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Etymology of 'Scepter'

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"Scepter" Quotes from Famous Books

... faithful to me, and still I remember the war song that summons them up to confront you! Ayesha, Ayesha! recall the wild troth that we pledged among the roses; recall the dread bond by which we united our sway over hosts that yet own thee as queen, though my scepter is broken, my diadem reft ...

— The Lock and Key Library • Julian Hawthorne, Ed.

... then Anne, Four Georges, Fourth William, until Came Victoria, long live her queenship, For she wields her proud scepter with skill. ...

— Mother Truth's Melodies - Common Sense For Children • Mrs. E. P. Miller

... about half-consumed. On the throne, his spare wasted figure set far back in the recesses of its deep cushioned seat and his feet resting on a high hassock, sat old Mr. Saffron; in his right hand he grasped a scepter, obviously a theatrical "property," but a handsome one, of black wood with gilt ornamentation; his left arm he held close against his side. His eyes were turned up towards the room; his lips were moving as though he were ...

— The Secret of the Tower • Hope, Anthony

... to settle it in about a quarter of an hour; and then Robert Audley was for starting off immediately for the Crown and Scepter, at Greenwich, or the Castle, at Richmond, where they could have a bit of dinner, and talk over those good old times when they were together at Eton. But George told his friend that before he went anywhere, before he shaved or broke his fast, or in any way refreshed himself after a ...

— Lady Audley's Secret • Mary Elizabeth Braddon

... conclusion has been substituted for the final catastrophe. Fiesco, hard pressed by the strenuous Verrina, declares that his heart has been right all along; only he was resolved that Genoa's freedom should be his work and his alone. So he breaks his scepter, concludes an eternal friendship with the amazed Verrina, and bids the people embrace their 'happiest fellow-citizen.' Thus the original version, which had called itself a republican tragedy and was a tragedy without being republican, became a play which is truly republican without being ...

— The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller • Calvin Thomas

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