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Definition of Scepters

Scepter
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 Scepters from wikipedia

- that the scepter was waved five times over the offering. We are also told that, when consecrating offerings, the king used two sekhem scepters; one for...
- A sceptre (or scepter in American English) is a staff or wand held in the hand by a ruling monarch as an item of royal or imperial insignia, signifying...
- Manikin scepters are objects that were held by Maya rulers to signify their power and authority. The term scepter is deceiving, because the object is...
- (tr. Kieschnick 2003:151) During the Qing dynasty (1644–1912 AD), ruyi scepters became luxuriant symbols of political power that were regularly used in...
- Enchanted Scepters is a point-and-click adventure game, released in 1984. The player must find the four fire, earth, air and water scepters hidden across...
- sometimes considered its oldest part, and dating from the 7th century, the scepter of Dagobert was stored in the treasure of the Basilica of Saint-Denis (also...
- Scepter Records was an American record company founded in 1959 by Florence Greenberg. Florence Greenberg founded Scepter Records from the $4,000 she received...
- The Scepter of Judah (Hebrew: Shebet Yehuda שבט יהודה‎) was a text produced by the Sephardi historian Solomon Ibn Verga. It first appeared in the Ottoman...
- The scepter of Charles V, also known in the early modern period as scepter of Charlemagne, is one of the most prominent preserved regalia of the Kingdom...
- The Scepter of the Ancients is the second album by Psycroptic. It was released in 2003 by Unique Leader. Matthew ChalkVocals Joe HaleyGuitar Cameron...