Associations to the word «Sceptre»

Pictures for the word «Sceptre»

Wiktionary

SCEPTRE, noun. An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.
SCEPTRE, verb. To give a sceptre to.
SCEPTRE, proper noun. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Dictionary definition

SCEPTRE, noun. The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter.
SCEPTRE, noun. A ceremonial or emblematic staff.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats