Usually means: Symbol of authority, power, royalty.
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  1. scepter: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. scepter: Merriam-Webster
  3. scepter: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. scepter: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. scepter: Collins English Dictionary
  6. scepter: Vocabulary.com
  7. Scepter, scepter: Wordnik
  8. scepter: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. scepter: Wiktionary
  10. scepter: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. scepter: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. scepter: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. scepter: Dictionary.com
  14. scepter: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. scepter: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Scepter: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Scepter: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. scepter: Rhymezone
  19. Scepter: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. scepter: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. scepter: FreeDictionary.org
  22. scepter: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. scepter: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Scepter)

▸ noun:  US and archaic form of sceptre [(British spelling) An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.]
▸ verb:  US form of sceptre [To give a sceptre to.]

Similar:
sceptre, verge, wand, sword, amulet, chalice, tiara, circlet, scimitar, halberd, more...

Opposite:
peasant, subject, citizen

Types:
royal scepter, ceremonial scepter, jeweled scepter, golden scepter, silver scepter, more...

Phrases:
to wield the scepter, Sekhem scepter, holds the scepter, scepter of authority, more...

Adjectives:
golden, royal, imperial, mighty, long, barren, jeweled, regal, gold, wooden, magic

Colors:
    gold,     silver,     royal blue,     ruby red,     sapphire blue, more...


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Similar:
sceptre, verge, wand, sword, amulet, chalice, tiara, circlet, scimitar, halberd, more...

Opposite:
peasant, subject, citizen

Types:
royal scepter, ceremonial scepter, jeweled scepter, golden scepter, silver scepter, more...

Phrases:
to wield the scepter, Sekhem scepter, holds the scepter, scepter of authority, more...

Adjectives:
golden, royal, imperial, mighty, long, barren, jeweled, regal, gold, wooden, magic

Colors:
    gold,     silver,     royal blue,     ruby red,     sapphire blue, more...



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