Sceptred
noun, verb (used with object), sceptred, sceptring. Chiefly British.
1.
scepter.
noun
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.
verb (used with object)
3.
to give a scepter to; invest with authority.
noun
1.
a ceremonial staff held by a monarch as the symbol of authority
2.
imperial authority; sovereignty
verb
3.
(transitive) to invest with authority
(Heb. shebet = Gr. skeptron), properly a staff or rod. As a symbol of authority, the use of the sceptre originated in the idea that the ruler was as a shepherd of his people (Gen. 49:10; Num. 24:17; Ps. 45:6; Isa. 14:5). There is no example on record of a sceptre having ever been actually handled by a Jewish king.
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