"scepter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scepters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scepter (plural scepters)
  1. American and archaic form of sceptre.
    Sense id: en-scepter-en-noun-Q1J9Z2Dx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Monarchy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 58 42

Verb

Forms: scepters [present, singular, third-person], sceptering [participle, present], sceptered [participle, past], sceptered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} scepter (third-person singular simple present scepters, present participle sceptering, simple past and past participle sceptered)
  1. American form of sceptre. Derived forms: scepterellate
    Sense id: en-scepter-en-verb-Ims5lDtO

Inflected forms

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