scep·tre (s p t r)n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of scepter. |
sceptre US, scepter [ˈsɛptə]
n
1. a ceremonial staff held by a monarch as the symbol of authority
2. imperial authority; sovereignty
vb
(tr) to invest with authority
[from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skeptron staff]
sceptred US, sceptered adj
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sceptre - the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
sceptre - a ceremonial or emblematic staff Translations
sceptre, (US) scepter
n → Zepter nt
n sceptre [ˈseptə(r)]
the ornamental rod carried by a monarch on ceremonial occasions as a sign of power. septer صَوْلَجان، قَضيب скиптър žezlo scepter das Zepter σκήπτρο cetro skepter عصاي سلطنتي valtikka sceptre שַרבִיט राजदण्ड, अधिकार दण्ड žezlo jogar tampuk veldissproti scettro しやく 홀(笏) skeptras scepteris cogan alam scepter septer berło ceptro sceptru скипетр žezlo žezlo skiptar spira คทาสำหรับกษัตริย์หรือพระราชินี asa 權杖 скіпетр عصائے شاہی جو تاج پوشی کے موقع پر بادشاہت کی علامت کے طور پر ہاتھ میں لیا جاتا ہے vương trượng 节杖
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