scep·ter (s p t r)n. 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 sc  ptrum, from Greek skptron.] |
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| Adj. | 1. |  sceptered - invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepterauthorised, authorized - endowed with authority |
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