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Noun: sceptre  sep-tu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: scepter)
  1. A ceremonial or emblematic staff
    - scepter [US], verge, wand
     
  2. The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
    - scepter [US]

Derived forms: sceptres

Type of: reign, sovereignty, staff

Encyclopedia: Sceptre, Saskatchewan

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