sceptre
scep·tre
sceptre · sceptres · sceptred · sceptring
To give a sceptre toTo give a sceptre to.
UK/ˈsɛptə/US/ˈsɛptɚ/
» The fool capered about the room, pointing his sceptre at various nobles.
Meaning
2 sensesTo give a sceptre to.
(figuratively)To invest with royal power.
Examples
1 sentencesThe fool capered about the room, pointing his sceptre at various nobles.
Origin
From Middle English septre, sceptre, from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from AnFrom Middle English septre, sceptre, from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron, “staff, stick, baton”), from σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop, to support, to lean upon a staff”).
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Forms
sceptres, sceptring, sceptred, sceptredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle