Thesaurus: scepter

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1. n. Alt. of Sceptre
2. v. t. Alt. of Sceptre
3. n. the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
4. n. a ceremonial or emblematic staff
5. 1. 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. Esther v. 2. 2. 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 Shilon come. Gen. xlix. 10. To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority. To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends. Tickell.
6. n:100 n. the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter n. a ceremonial or emblematic staff