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   sceptre

   /ˈsɛptə/

   noun

   • 1. an ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty: "imperial regalia of orb and sceptre"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French ceptre, via Latin from Greek skēptron, from skēptein (alteration of skēptesthai) ‘lean on’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sceptred adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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