Scepter vs. Sceptre — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Scepter and Sceptre
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Scepter
A staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority.
Sceptre
A sceptre (British English) or scepter (American English) is a staff or wand held in the hand by a ruling monarch as an item of royal or imperial insignia. Figuratively, it means royal or imperial authority or sovereignty.
Scepter
Ruling power or authority; sovereignty.
Sceptre
Variant of scepter.
Scepter
To invest with royal authority.
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Sceptre
(UK) An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.
Scepter
Alternative form of sceptre
Sceptre
To give a sceptre to.
Scepter
Alternative form of sceptre
Sceptre
To invest with royal power.
Scepter
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.
Sceptre
The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
Scepter
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.
Sceptre
A ceremonial or emblematic staff
Scepter
To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority.
To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends.
Scepter
The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
Scepter
A ceremonial or emblematic staff
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