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		[ sep -ter ] SHOW IPA 
/ ˈsɛp tər / PHONETIC RESPELLING 
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noun a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power. 
royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty. 
verb (used with object) to give a scepter to; invest with authority. 
Also especially British , scep·tre  .
Origin of scepter  First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English (s)ceptre,  from Old French, from Latin scēptrum,  from Greek skêptron  “staff”; akin to shaft
OTHER WORDS FROM scepter scep·ter·less,  adjective scep·tral  [sep -truh l],   /ˈsɛp trəl/,  adjective un·scep·tered,  adjective Words nearby scepter  scenography, scent, scented orchid, scent gland, scent mark, scepter , sceptic, sceptical, scepticism, sceptre, scf
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Example sentences from the Web for scepter He portrays Merkel holding a Euro-topped scepter  as she sits on a throne adorned with an EU emblem-inspired clock.
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Offering the scepter  to an ex-President Obama is one option, writes Geoffrey Robertson.
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In that relationship, the lower-class king of his dingy domain is enthroned atop a commode and uses a toilet brush as a scepter .
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They say that here one may see the most beautiful women in the world—women whose charms are a scepter  more powerful than a king's.
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He walked with dignity down the aisle, an ermine robe on his shoulders, a crown on his head and a scepter  in his right hand.
And Then the Town Took Off | Richard Wilson
The leonine old head was lifted proudly, and the hand that he stretched out might have held a scepter .
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 | Various
Indeed, the flowers and plants in the gardens were already blackened by the touch of Jack Frost's scepter .
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The knife was a scepter , the pastry an emblem; the chosen ones were congratulated.
A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales | Guy De Maupassant
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Words related to scepter rod, stick, wand, staff