sceptre

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sceptre^¹

/ˈsɛptə/ UK
/ˈsɛptɚ/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English septre, sceptre, from Old French sceptre, from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron, “staff, stick, baton”), from σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to prop, to support, to lean upon a staff”).

noun sceptres · scepter

An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power. “Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.”
Similar: golden wand, royal wand

verb sceptres · sceptring · sceptred · scepter

To give a sceptre to. To Britain's queen the sceptred suppliant bends.
figuratively To invest with royal power.

Sceptre^²

proper noun

A hamlet (special service area) in the Rural Municipality of Clinworth, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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noun ornamental staff

Español	cetro
한국어	왕홀 wanghol
日本語	王笏 ōshaku
中文	權杖 /权杖 quánzhàng
Kiswahili	fimbo ya kifalme
Português	cetro
Français	sceptre
Deutsch	Zepter
Italiano	scettro
Ελληνικά	σκήπτρο skíptro
Română	sceptru
Русский	ски́петр skípetr, жезл žezl
Tiếng Việt	trượng, quyền trượng
العربية	صَوْلَجَان ṣawlajān
עברית	שַׁרְבִיט sharvít

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@misc{sceptre_2026,
  title = {sceptre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sceptre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}