noun
- a ceremonial staff held by a ruler as a symbol of authority
- royal power or authority
Usage: figurative
verb
- to invest with royal power
Usage: formal
Examples
- The king held his golden scepter during the coronation ceremony.
- The ancient scepter was decorated with precious gems.
- She inherited the scepter when her father died.
- The museum displayed scepters from various royal dynasties.
- Power passed from one ruler to another with the scepter.
- The queen was sceptered in a grand ceremony.
- He wielded the scepter with great dignity.