sceptre
scep·tre
sceptre · sceptres
скіпетр, берло, жезл
скипетр, жезл
Zepter, Szepter
An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of powerAn ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.
UK/ˈsɛptə/US/ˈsɛptɚ/
» The fool capered about the room, pointing his sceptre at various nobles.
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1 sensesAn ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.
Zepter, Szepter
ски́петрskípetr, жезлžezl
скі́петрskípetr, бе́рлоbérlo, жезлžezl
More definitions
- a ceremonial or emblematic staff
- the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
Examples
1 sentencesThe fool capered about the room, pointing his sceptre at various nobles.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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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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