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scepter

1. scep.ter \'sep-t*r\ n [ME sceptre, fr. OF ceptre, fr. L sceptrum, fr. Gk 
   ske-]ptron staff, scepter - more at SHAFT 1: a staff or baton borne by a 
   sovereign as an emblem of authority  2: royal or imperial authority : 
   SOVEREIGNTY 
2. scepter \-t(*-)rin\ vt or scep.ter.ing : to endow with the scepter in 
   token of royal authority