: to invest with the scepter in token of royal authority
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Noun
The scepter represents power and authority and is held by the monarch during the coronation ceremony.—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2025 The scepter pierced the ground of the Huanacaure mountain, and so rose the glimmering empire of Cuzco.—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Verb
People file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and scepter, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall on Sept. 15, 2022, in London.—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for scepter
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English sceptre, from Anglo-French septre, from Latin sceptrum, from Greek skēptron staff, scepter, from skēptesthai to prop oneself — more at shaft
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