Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Sceptre

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Sceptre


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(1):

(n.) Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty; as, to assume the scepter.

(2):

(n.) A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.

(3):

(v. t.) To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority.