Definition of Sceptres. Meaning of Sceptres. Synonyms of Sceptres

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Definition of Sceptres

Sceptre
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.

Meaning of Sceptres from wikipedia

- reason they are often described as "sceptres", even if they are full-length staffs. One of the earliest royal sceptres was discovered in the 2nd Dynasty...
- the was. This sceptre was also the symbol of the fourth Upper Egyptian nome, the nome of Thebes (called wꜣst in Egyptian). Was sceptres were depicted...
- were named for sceptres Heq-At (Prospering Spectre), centred around Heliopolis/modern-day Cairo in Lower Egypt Waset (nome) (Sceptre), centred around...
- This Sceptred Isle may refer to: This Sceptred Isle (radio series), a BBC radio series This England (TV series), a British television docudrama miniseries...
- holds both sceptres, they are crowned with St Edward's Crown. The Crown Jewels include two sceptres made for Mary of Modena in 1685: a gold sceptre with a...
- ratio G-type gearbox was ****ed to later Sceptres, using the J-type overdrive. An estate car variant of the Sceptre was introduced at the London Motor Show...
- up sceptre or scepter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sceptre or scepter is a symbolic staff. Sceptre or scepter may also refer to: Sceptre, Saskatchewan...
- King Ottokar's Sceptre (French: Le Sceptre d'Ottokar) is the eighth volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé...
- Charles Salmon as co-producer. The film was originally titled Swords and Sceptres: The Rani of Jhansi. Devika Bhise, who also co-wrote the script, plays...
- Orb Sceptre Throne is the fourth fantasy novel by Canadian author Ian Cameron Esslemont set in the world of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, co-created...