sceptre
pronunciation
How to pronounce sceptre in British English:
UK ['septə(r)]
How to pronounce sceptre in American English:
US [ˈsɛptɚ]
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- Noun:
- the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
- a ceremonial or emblematic staff
Word Origin
- sceptre
- sceptre: see shaft
- sceptre
- chiefly British English spelling of scepter (q.v.); for spelling, see -re. Related: Sceptred.
Example
- 1. You will have need of a sceptre .
- 2. The royal insignia of crown and sceptre .
- 3. The queen 's regalia at her coronation included her crown and sceptre .
- 4. Further along is an elephant devouring dreams and a phoenix rising from the fire . Ranged across the bottom are hundreds of small , monkish figures in robes and bearing gifts : a lotus here , a fan there , a sceptre , a letter , beads , scrolls or round pots of incense .
- 5. The bible is the sceptre by which the heavenly king rules his church .