scep·ter (sĕp′tər) n. 1. A staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority.
2. Ruling power or authority; sovereignty.
tr.v. scep·tered ,
scep·ter·ing ,
scep·ters To invest with royal authority.
[Middle English sceptre , from Old French, from Latin scēptrum , from Greek skēptron .]
scep•ter (ˈsɛp tər) n. 1. a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
2. royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty.
v.t. 3. to give a scepter to; invest with authority.
Also, esp. Brit., sceptre. [1250–1300; Middle English (s)ceptre < Old French < Latin scēptrum < Greek skêptron staff]
scep′tral (-trəl) adj.
scepter Past participle: scepteredGerund: scepteringImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I scepter you scepter he/she/it scepters we scepter you scepter they scepter
Preterite I sceptered you sceptered he/she/it sceptered we sceptered you sceptered they sceptered
Present Continuous I am sceptering you are sceptering he/she/it is sceptering we are sceptering you are sceptering they are sceptering
Present Perfect I have sceptered you have sceptered he/she/it has sceptered we have sceptered you have sceptered they have sceptered
Past Continuous I was sceptering you were sceptering he/she/it was sceptering we were sceptering you were sceptering they were sceptering
Past Perfect I had sceptered you had sceptered he/she/it had sceptered we had sceptered you had sceptered they had sceptered
Future I will scepter you will scepter he/she/it will scepter we will scepter you will scepter they will scepter
Future Perfect I will have sceptered you will have sceptered he/she/it will have sceptered we will have sceptered you will have sceptered they will have sceptered
Future Continuous I will be sceptering you will be sceptering he/she/it will be sceptering we will be sceptering you will be sceptering they will be sceptering
Present Perfect Continuous I have been sceptering you have been sceptering he/she/it has been sceptering we have been sceptering you have been sceptering they have been sceptering
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been sceptering you will have been sceptering he/she/it will have been sceptering we will have been sceptering you will have been sceptering they will have been sceptering
Past Perfect Continuous I had been sceptering you had been sceptering he/she/it had been sceptering we had been sceptering you had been sceptering they had been sceptering
Conditional I would scepter you would scepter he/she/it would scepter we would scepter you would scepter they would scepter
Past Conditional I would have sceptered you would have sceptered he/she/it would have sceptered we would have sceptered you would have sceptered they would have sceptered
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. scepter - the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter2. scepter - a ceremonial or emblematic staff staff - a rod carried as a symbol
bauble - a mock scepter carried by a court jester
Translations
sceptre (ˈseptə(r) ) (American ) scepter (ˈseptə) noun the ornamental rod carried by a monarch on ceremonial occasions as a sign of power.
septer صَوْلَجان، قَضيب скиптър cetro žezlo das Zepter scepter σκήπτρο cetro skepter عصاي سلطنتي valtikka sceptre שרביט राजदण्ड, अधिकार दण्ड žezlo jogar tampuk veldissproti scettro しやく 홀(笏) skeptras scepteris cogan alam scepter septer berło د قوت نښه، سلطنتى لكړه، توانايى، اقتدار ceptro sceptru скипетр žezlo žezlo skiptar spira คทาสำหรับกษัตริย์หรือพระราชินี asa 權杖 скіпетр عصائے شاہی جو تاج پوشی کے موقع پر بادشاہت کی علامت کے طور پر ہاتھ میں لیا جاتا ہے vương trượng 节杖
scepter - the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
scepter - a ceremonial or emblematic staff