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sceptre
UK /ˈsɛptə/ US /ˈsɛptɚ/
verb 2noun 1name 1
Definitions
noun
1
An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.
“Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.”
To the fleet he came / Bearing rich ranſom glorious to redeem / His daughter, and his hands charged with the wreath / And golden ſceptre of the God shaft-arm’d.
verb
1
To give a sceptre to.
To Britain's queen the sceptred suppliant bends.
2
To invest with royal power.
name
1
A hamlet (special service area) in the Rural Municipality of Clinworth, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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