sceptre

[ sep-ter ]

/ ˈsɛp tər /

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noun, verb (used with object), scep·tred, scep·tring.

Chiefly British. a variant of scepter.

Words nearby sceptre

scent mark, scepter, sceptic, sceptical, scepticism, sceptre, scf, scfh, scfm, SCG, sch.

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Example sentences from the Web for sceptre

Sain and Augustin between them held the sceptre of miniature painting under the Empire.
Cousin Betty|Honore de Balzac
We get at four repeated images—a curtain, a throne, a sceptre, and a footstool.
Table-Talk|William Hazlitt
As each vague Being appeared and bowed its starry head she raised her sceptre in answering salutation.
Ayesha|H. Rider Haggard
The sceptre of all that the professional soldier held dear was thrust into his hands.
The Spirit of Lafayette|James Mott Hallowell

In his right hand he held a golden globe surmounted by a cross, and in his left a sceptre.
A Source Book for Mediaeval History|Oliver J. Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for sceptre

sceptre

US scepter

/ (ˈsɛptə) /

noun

a ceremonial staff held by a monarch as the symbol of authority

imperial authority; sovereignty

verb

(tr) to invest with authority

Derived forms of sceptre

sceptred or US sceptered, adjective

Word Origin for sceptre

C13: from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skeptron staff

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单词	sceptre
释义	sceptre [ sep-ter ] / ˈsɛp tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sceptre ON THESAURUS.COM noun, verb (used with object), scep·tred, scep·tring. Chiefly British. a variant of scepter. Words nearby sceptre scent mark, scepter, sceptic, sceptical, scepticism, sceptre, scf, scfh, scfm, SCG, sch. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sceptre Sain and Augustin between them held the sceptre of miniature painting under the Empire. Cousin Betty\|Honore de Balzac We get at four repeated images—a curtain, a throne, a sceptre, and a footstool. Table-Talk\|William Hazlitt As each vague Being appeared and bowed its starry head she raised her sceptre in answering salutation. Ayesha\|H. Rider Haggard The sceptre of all that the professional soldier held dear was thrust into his hands. The Spirit of Lafayette\|James Mott Hallowell In his right hand he held a golden globe surmounted by a cross, and in his left a sceptre. A Source Book for Mediaeval History\|Oliver J. Thatcher British Dictionary definitions for sceptre sceptre US scepter / (ˈsɛptə) / noun a ceremonial staff held by a monarch as the symbol of authority imperial authority; sovereignty verb (tr) to invest with authority Derived forms of sceptre sceptred or US sceptered, adjective Word Origin for sceptre C13: from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skeptron staff Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sceptre shaft, cylinder, cane, ingot, pin, baton, stick, slab, scepter, wand, billet, stave, mace, strip, switch, dowel, spike, staff, birch
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sceptre

noun, verb (used with object), scep·tred, scep·tring.

Words nearby sceptre

Example sentences from the Web for sceptre

British Dictionary definitions for sceptre

US scepter

noun

verb

Derived forms of sceptre

Word Origin for sceptre

Words related to sceptre