What does sceptre mean?
Sceptre means An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power..
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/ˈsɛptə/ · noun
An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power..
“Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.”
To the fleet he came / Bearing rich ranſom glorious to redeem / His daughter, and his hands charged with the wreath / And golden ſceptre of the God shaft-arm’d.
But what had occupied him most was the robe he was to wear at his coronation, the robe of tissued gold, and the ruby-studded crown, and the sceptre with its rows and rings of pearls.
To Britain's queen the sceptred suppliant bends.
Use sceptre when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sceptre means An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power..
Common synonyms include golden wand, royal wand, verge, wand.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.”
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