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scep·ter
(sĕp′tər)n.
1. A staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority.
2. Ruling power or authority; sovereignty.
tr.v. scep·tered, scep·ter·ing, scep·ters
To invest with royal authority.
[Middle English sceptre, from Old French, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skēptron.]
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scep•ter
(ˈsɛp tər)n.
1. a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
2. royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty.
v.t. 3. to give a scepter to; invest with authority.
Also, esp. Brit., sceptre. [1250–1300; Middle English (s)ceptre < Old French < Latin scēptrum < Greek skêptron staff]
scep′tral (-trəl) adj.
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scepter
Past participle: sceptered
Gerund: sceptering
| Imperative |
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| scepter |
| scepter |
| Present |
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| I scepter |
| you scepter |
| he/she/it scepters |
| we scepter |
| you scepter |
| they scepter |
| Preterite |
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| I sceptered |
| you sceptered |
| he/she/it sceptered |
| we sceptered |
| you sceptered |
| they sceptered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am sceptering |
| you are sceptering |
| he/she/it is sceptering |
| we are sceptering |
| you are sceptering |
| they are sceptering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have sceptered |
| you have sceptered |
| he/she/it has sceptered |
| we have sceptered |
| you have sceptered |
| they have sceptered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was sceptering |
| you were sceptering |
| he/she/it was sceptering |
| we were sceptering |
| you were sceptering |
| they were sceptering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had sceptered |
| you had sceptered |
| he/she/it had sceptered |
| we had sceptered |
| you had sceptered |
| they had sceptered |
| Future |
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| I will scepter |
| you will scepter |
| he/she/it will scepter |
| we will scepter |
| you will scepter |
| they will scepter |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have sceptered |
| you will have sceptered |
| he/she/it will have sceptered |
| we will have sceptered |
| you will have sceptered |
| they will have sceptered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be sceptering |
| you will be sceptering |
| he/she/it will be sceptering |
| we will be sceptering |
| you will be sceptering |
| they will be sceptering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been sceptering |
| you have been sceptering |
| he/she/it has been sceptering |
| we have been sceptering |
| you have been sceptering |
| they have been sceptering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sceptering |
| you will have been sceptering |
| he/she/it will have been sceptering |
| we will have been sceptering |
| you will have been sceptering |
| they will have been sceptering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sceptering |
| you had been sceptering |
| he/she/it had been sceptering |
| we had been sceptering |
| you had been sceptering |
| they had been sceptering |
| Conditional |
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| I would scepter |
| you would scepter |
| he/she/it would scepter |
| we would scepter |
| you would scepter |
| they would scepter |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have sceptered |
| you would have sceptered |
| he/she/it would have sceptered |
| we would have sceptered |
| you would have sceptered |
| they would have sceptered |
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Noun 1. [画像:scepter - the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter]scepter - the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
sovereignty, reign - royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
2. [画像:scepter - a ceremonial or emblematic staff]scepter - a ceremonial or emblematic staff
staff - a rod carried as a symbol
bauble - a mock scepter carried by a court jester
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Translations
žezlo
žezlo
cetro
žezlo
sceptre
(ˈseptə(r)) (American) scepter (ˈseptə) noun the ornamental rod carried by a monarch on ceremonial occasions as a sign of power. septer صَوْلَجان، قَضيب скиптър cetro žezlo das Zepter scepter σκήπτρο cetro skepter عصاي سلطنتي valtikka sceptre שרביט राजदण्ड, अधिकार दण्ड žezlo jogar tampuk veldissproti scettro しやく 홀(笏) skeptras scepteris cogan alam scepter septer berło د قوت نښه، سلطنتى لكړه، توانايى، اقتدار ceptro sceptru скипетр žezlo žezlo skiptar spira คทาสําหรับกษัตริย์หรือพระราชินี asa 權杖 скіпетр عصائے شاہی جو تاج پوشی کے موقع پر بادشاہت کی علامت کے طور پر ہاتھ میں لیا جاتا ہے vương trượng 节杖
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