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sceptre

[ sep-ter ]

noun

sceptred, sceptring.
  1. Chiefly British. a variant of scepter.


sceptre

/ ˈ²õÉ›±è³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a ceremonial staff held by a monarch as the symbol of authority
  2. imperial authority; sovereignty
“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

verb

  1. tr to invest with authority
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³¦±ð±è³Ù°ù±ð»å, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sceptre1

C13: from Old French sceptre, from Latin ²õ³¦Å§±è³Ù°ù³Ü³¾, from Greek skeptron staff
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Flowers spelling "Vivienne", "James" and "Son" were in the hearse, and the crown and sceptre awarded to Drag Race winners were carried ahead of the coffin.

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The result: An imposing figure of a seated emperor, draped in a gilded tunic and holding a sceptre and orb, gazing out over his Rome from a side garden of the Capitoline Museums.

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During the Westminster Abbey ceremony, the King was anointed with "holy oil", and received the orb and sceptre, symbols of royalty.

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May wisdom be your crown, compassion your sceptre and loving kindness your orb, adorned with the jewels of impartiality, humility and service, for the benefit of beings in this realm and beyond.

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Three years later it was used again, together with the sword and sceptre which make up Scotland's Crown Jewels, to crown the infant Mary Queen of Scots.

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