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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) : [ devils ]
SCEPTER, n. A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his
authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign
admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the
bones of their proponents.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scepter \Scep"ter\, Sceptre \Scep"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Scepteredor Sceptred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scepteringor
Sceptring.]
To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest
with royal authority.
[1913 Webster]
To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends.
--Tickell.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
[1913 Webster]
And the king held out Esther the golden scepter that
was in his hand. --Esther v. 2.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty;
as, to assume the scepter.
[1913 Webster]
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a
lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come.
--Gen. xlix.
10.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scepter \Scep"ter\, Sceptre \Scep"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Scepteredor Sceptred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scepteringor
Sceptring.]
To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest
with royal authority.
To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends.
--Tickell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
And the king held out Esther the golden scepter that
was in his hand. --Esther v. 2.
2. Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty;
as, to assume the scepter.
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a
lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come.
--Gen. xlix.
10.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
scepter
n 1: the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter [syn: sceptre]
2: a ceremonial or emblematic staff [syn: sceptre, verge, wand]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scepter
n.
(alternative form of en sceptre from=American spelling)
vb.
(alternative form of en sceptre from=American spelling)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
scepter
n.
(alternative form of en sceptre from=American spelling)
vb.
(alternative form of en sceptre from=American spelling)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
scepter
n.
(alternative form of en sceptre from=American spelling)
vb.
(alternative form of en sceptre from=American spelling)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
scepter
n.
(alternative form of en sceptre from=American spelling)
vb.
(alternative form of en sceptre from=American spelling)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scepter
Englanti n.
valtikka
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scepter
n.
spira, härskarstav
From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]
scepter
n.
spira, härskarstav
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Scepter /sˈɛptə/
الصولجان
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
scepter /sˈɛptə/
[Am.] Zepter , Szepter
Synonym: sceptre
see: sceptres, scepteris, sceptred, sceptered
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
scepter /sˈɛptə/
žezlo
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
scepter /sˈɛptə/
1. királyi hatalom
2. jogar
3. királyi kormánypálca
From Nederlands-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-bul ]
scepter /sˈɛptər/
скиптър
1. sierlijk bewerkte staf, symbool voor het gezag van een regerende vorst
From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:nld-deu ]
scepter /sɛptər/
Szepter, Zepter
From Nederlands-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-ell ]
scepter /sˈɛptər/
σκήπτρο
1. sierlijk bewerkte staf, symbool voor het gezag van een regerende vorst
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:nld-eng ]
scepter /sɛptər/
sceptre
From Nederlands-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-fin ]
scepter /sˈɛptər/
valtikka
1. sierlijk bewerkte staf, symbool voor het gezag van een regerende vorst
From Nederlands-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 : [ freedict:nld-ita ]
scepter /sˈɛptər/
[1. sierlijk bewerkte staf, symbool voor het gezag van een regerende vorst] scettro
From Nederlands-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-lat ]
scepter /sˈɛptər/
sceptrum
1. sierlijk bewerkte staf, symbool voor het gezag van een regerende vorst
From Nederlands-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-pol ]
scepter /sˈɛptər/
berło
1. sierlijk bewerkte staf, symbool voor het gezag van een regerende vorst
From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-por ]
scepter /sˈɛptər/
cetro
1. sierlijk bewerkte staf, symbool voor het gezag van een regerende vorst
From Nederlands-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-rus ]
scepter /sˈɛptər/
жезл
1. sierlijk bewerkte staf, symbool voor het gezag van een regerende vorst
From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-spa ]
scepter /sˈɛptər/
cetro
1. sierlijk bewerkte staf, symbool voor het gezag van een regerende vorst
From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-swe ]
scepter /sˈɛptər/
spira
1. sierlijk bewerkte staf, symbool voor het gezag van een regerende vorst
From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-deu ]
scepter /ssˈɛptər/
Zepter
spira, härskarstav
From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:swe-eng ]
scepter /ssˈeːn/
sceptre
From Svenska-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-lat ]
scepter /ssˈɛptər/
sceptrum
spira, härskarstav
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "scepter":
baton, caduceus, cap of dignity, cap of maintenance,
chain of office, coronet, crook, crosier, cross-staff, crown,
diadem, ermine, fasces, gavel, great seal, mace, mantle, orb,
portfolio, privy seal, purple, purple pall, regalia, robe of state,
rod, rod of empire, rod of office, royal crown, seal, signet,
staff, tiara, triple plume, truncheon, uraeus, wand,
wand of office
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 君主节杖v. 拥登王位,授与王权;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 笏,节杖,王权
vt. 拥登王位,授与王权
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