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scep·ter (s

1. A staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority.

2. Ruling power or authority; sovereignty.

tr.v. scep·tered, scep·ter·ing, scep·ters

To invest with royal authority.

[Middle English sceptre, from Old French, from Latin scptrum, from Greek skptron.]

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Noun	1.	scepter - the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter sceptre sovereignty, reign - royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
	2.	scepter - a ceremonial or emblematic staff sceptre, verge, wand staff - a rod carried as a symbol bauble - a mock scepter carried by a court jester

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scepter sceptre

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