n.
Pronunciation: ' sep-t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sceptre, from Anglo-French septre, from Latin sceptrum, from Greek sk ē ptron staff, scepter, from sk ē ptesthai to prop oneself ― more at SHAFT
Date: 14th century
1 : a staff or baton borne by a sovereign as an emblem of authority
2 : royal or imperial authority : SOVEREIGNTY
scepter 1