Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority.
- noun Ruling power or authority; sovereignty.
- transitive verb To invest with royal authority.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A staff of office of the character accepted as peculiar to royalty or independent sovereignty.
- noun Royal power or authority: as, to assume the scepter.
- To give a scepter to; invest with royal authority, or with the emblem of authority.
- noun A common name for the gold sovereign of James I. of England.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.
- noun Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty.
- transitive verb To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
ornamental staff held by aruling monarch as asymbol ofpower - verb To give a scepter to.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a ceremonial or emblematic staff
- noun the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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“I thought your scepter was the strongest, your highness.”
The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010
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Orm blasts them both with his scepter, which is powered with some sort of neural blaster, temporarily paralyzing both our heroes.
Aquaman (Vol.6) #67 - May 2000 rob! 2009
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Orm blasts them both with his scepter, which is powered with some sort of neural blaster, temporarily paralyzing both our heroes.
Archive 2009-01-01 rob! 2009
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"These artifacts clearly belonged to the emperor, especially the scepter, which is very elaborated, it's not an item you would let someone else have," Clementina Panella, the archaeologist who made the discovery, said Friday.
Archive 2006-12-01 2006
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"These artifacts clearly belonged to the emperor, especially the scepter, which is very elaborated, it's not an item you would let someone else have," Clementina Panella, the archaeologist who made the discovery, said Friday.
Archaeologists in Rome uncover the only existing example of Maxentius's imperial insignia 2006
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It is a sign of law and order, just as the scepter is the sign of royalty and rule.
An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls Henrietta Elizabeth 1920
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"A kinglet without a scepter is a flibberjig, and I'll be black and blue by to-morrow morning!"
John Dough And The Cherub Baum, L. Frank 1906
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A scepter is a kind of staff borne by kings as an emblem of their authority.
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline the Martyr Missionary Kline, John 1900
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She wore the whitest cotton cap with the broadest of ruffles; she was very black and very portly; and her scepter was a good-sized stick, kept to chastise small dogs and children who invaded her territory.
A girl's life in Virginia before the war, Letitia M Burwell 1895
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Compare as to a similar scourge of unsparing trial, Job 9: 23. it shall be no more -- the scepter, that is, the state, must necessarily then come to an end.
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