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Word: Sceptre
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French ceptre, via Latin from Greek skēptron, from skēptein (alteration of skēptesthai) ‘lean on’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛptə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty
Short Definition:ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as symbol of sovereignty
Examples:- imperial regalia of orb and sceptre
- a blue worker's smock is his robe of office, his sceptre a venerable hoe
Variant Forms:
- scepter
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