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: a staff or baton borne by a sovereign as an emblem of authority
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: royal or imperial authority : sovereignty
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Deborah Baker
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In its heyday, Luxor was known as Wase—the city of the scepter.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022
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Noun
First Baptist hosted many ministers that evening, representing a wide array of religious traditions, but this sixty-four-year-old pastor seemed to stand apart, mounting the stairs with difficulty, wielding her cane like a queen with her scepter.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
In its heyday, Luxor was known as Wase—the city of the scepter.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
People file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and scepter, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall on Sept. 15, 2022, in London.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022
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“Scepter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scepter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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