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Webster 1828 Edition

Scepter

SCEP'TER

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Noun.
[L. sceptrum; Gr. from to send or thrust; coinciding with L. scipio, that is, a shoot or rod.]
1.
A staff or batoon borne by kings on solemn occasions, as a badge of authority. Hence,
2.
The appropriate ensign of royalty; an ensign of higher antiquity than the crown. Hence,
3.
Royal power or authority; as, to assume the scepter.
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, till Shiloh come. Gen. 49.
4.
A constellation.

SCEP'TER

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Verb.
T.
To invest with royal authority, or with the ensign of authority.

Definition 2024

scepter

scepter

English

Noun

scepter ‎(plural scepters)

  1. US spelling of sceptre

Verb

scepter ‎(third-person singular simple present scepters, present participle sceptering, simple past and past participle sceptered)

  1. US spelling of sceptre

Anagrams

Dutch

Noun

scepter m ‎(plural scepters, diminutive sceptertje n)

  1. sceptre

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