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: a staff or baton borne by a sovereign as an emblem of authority
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: royal or imperial authority : sovereignty
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Metallic crowns, scepters, and medallions associated with Alexander Jagiellon (ruled 1501–1506) and Sigismund Augustus (ruled 1548–1572), were found in the grouping by researchers last December in the cathedral’s archives.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022
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Noun
Ferrell, who swept the American Roots categories, winning four Grammys including Best Americana Album, arrived on the red carpet in a regal white, beaded gown, designed by Jeffrey Kelly Designs, complete with scepter and headdress.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Metallic crowns, scepters, and medallions associated with Alexander Jagiellon (ruled 1501–1506) and Sigismund Augustus (ruled 1548–1572), were found in the grouping by researchers last December in the cathedral’s archives.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
People file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and scepter, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall on Sept. 15, 2022, in London.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022
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“Scepter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scepter. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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