"Sceptrum" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈskeːp.trũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈʃɛp.trum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Sceptrum Brandenburgicum (“scepter of Brandenburg”). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Scēptrum<2>}} Scēptrum n sg (genitive Scēptrī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Scēptrum<2>}} Forms: Scēptrum [canonical, neuter, singular], Scēptrī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Scēptrum [nominative, singular], Scēptrī [genitive, singular], Scēptrō [dative, singular], Scēptrum [accusative, singular], Scēptrō [ablative, singular], Scēptrum [singular, vocative]
  1. (astronomy) The star 53 Eridani in the constellation Eridanus. Tags: declension-2
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        "The star 53 Eridani in the constellation Eridanus."
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        "(astronomy) The star 53 Eridani in the constellation Eridanus."
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