"was-sceptre" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: was-sceptres [plural], was sceptre [alternative], was-scepter [alternative], was scepter [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian wꜣs (“was-sceptre, rule”), compounded with sceptre. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|egy|wꜣs||was-sceptre, rule}} Egyptian wꜣs (“was-sceptre, rule”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} was-sceptre (plural was-sceptres)
  1. (Egyptology, British spelling) A type of sceptre with an animal head and a forked tail appearing in Ancient Egyptian art and hieroglyphs. Tags: UK

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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