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sceptre

/sep-ter/US // ˈsɛp tər //UK // (ˈsɛptə) //

瓛,权杖,珽,杖

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Definitions

  1. 1

    scep·tred, scep·tring.

    • : Chiefly British. a variant of scepter.

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Examples

  • This holdeth a sceptre as a man, as a judge of the country, but cannot put to death one that offendeth him.

  • "I wish for that pretty little sceptre of yours," said Hulda, pointing to the fairy's wand.

  • Little Hulda only remembered it, and she carefully enclosed the beautiful sceptre in a small box.

  • Zwanga left several sons, and the eldest of these, Tangaxoan II., seized the sceptre.

  • After his death, the sceptre of Spain was disputed by a civil war.