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Complete Definition of "sceptre"

English

Alternative spellings
scepter i|US

Etymology
Category:Greek derivations
From Ancient Greek �κή���ον (skeptron) "staff, stick, baton", from �κή��� (skepto) "to prop, to support, to lean upon a staff"

Noun
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  1. an ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power

Translations
trans-top|ornamental staff
Croatian: t|hr|žezlo|n
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