From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scepter \Scep"ter\, Sceptre \Scep"tre\, n. [F. sceptre, L.
sceptrum, from Gr. ? a staff to lean upon, a scepter;
probably akin to E. shaft. See {Shaft}, and cf. {Scape} a
stem, shaft.]
1. A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial
badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.
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And the king held out Esther the golden scepter that
was in his hand. --Esther v. 2.
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2. Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty;
as, to assume the scepter.
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The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a
lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come.
--Gen. xlix.
10.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scepter \Scep"ter\, Sceptre \Scep"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Sceptered}or {Sceptred} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sceptering}or
{Sceptring}.]
To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest
with royal authority.
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To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends.
--Tickell.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sceptre
n 1: the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter [syn:
{scepter}, {sceptre}]
2: a ceremonial or emblematic staff [syn: {scepter}, {sceptre},
{verge}, {wand}]
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