{ Scepter, Sceptre } (?), n. [F. sceptre, L. sceptrum, from Gr. &unr_; a staff to lean upon, a scepter; probably akin to E. shaft. See Shaft, and cf. Scape a stem, shaft.] 1. A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.
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And the king held out Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Esther v. 2.
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2. Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty; as, to assume the scepter.
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The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come. Gen. xlix. 10.
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