Scepter — Scep ter, Sceptre Scep tre, n. [F. sceptre, L. sceptrum, from Gr. ? 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
SCEPTER — (Heb. meḥoqeq, maṭṭeḥ, sheveṭ, sharviṭ), a staff symbolic of royal authority, originally conceived as power to strike down enemies (Ezek. 19:14; Ps. 110:2). Thus the Bible calls a king scepter (Gen. 49:10) or scepter bearer (Amos 1:5, 8), while… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Scepter — Scep ter, Sceptre Scep tre, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sceptered}or {Sceptred} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sceptering}or {Sceptring}.] To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority. [1913 Webster] To Britain s queen the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scepter — [sep′tər] n. [ME sceptre < OFr < L sceptrum < Gr skēptron, staff to lean on < base of skēptesthai, to prop oneself, lean on something < IE base * (s)kep > SHAFT] 1. a rod or staff, highly ornamented, held by rulers on ceremonial … English World dictionary
Scepter — (v. gr., Ant.), 1) ein Stab; 2) bes. ein längerer, mannshoher Stab, welcher als Zeichen einer Würde u. Gewalt von Fürsten bei den Hebräern (Schebet) u. Griechen (Skeptron) getragen wurde; diese fürstlichen S. waren gewöhnlich mit Gold überzogen,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Scepter — (griech.), s. Zepter … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Scepter — Scepter, s. Zepter … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Scepter — Scêpter, S. Zepter … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
scepter — index supremacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scepter — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. sceptre, from L. sceptrum, from Gk. skeptron staff, from root of skeptesthai to prop oneself. Cognate with O.E. sceaft (see SHAFT (Cf. shaft) (n.1)) … Etymology dictionary