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| scep·ter [ séptər ] |
noun (plural scep·ters) |
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1. staff used as royal emblem: a ceremonial staff, rod, or wand used as an emblem of a monarch's authority.
See also orbn (sense 1)
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2. royal authority: royal or imperial power or authority
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transitive verb (past and past participle scep·tered, present participle scep·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular scep·ters) |
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give somebody royal authority: to endow somebody with royal power or authority
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| [13th century. Via French and Latin< Greek skēptron "staff" < skēptein "lean on"] |
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 scep·tered adjective |
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