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scep·tre  (sptr)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of scepter.

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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

Thesaurus

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

Translations

sceptre scepter (US) [ˈseptəʳ] N → cetro m

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sceptre [ˈsɛptə^r] (British) scepter (US) n → sceptre m

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sceptre, (US) scepter

n → Zepter nt

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sceptre scepter (Am) [ˈsɛptəʳ] n → scettro

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sceptre

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