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sceptered

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scep·ter  (sptr)
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 scptrum, from Greek skptron.]
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Adj.1.scepteredsceptered - invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
empowered, sceptred
authorised, authorized - endowed with authority


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