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sceptered

sceptered

9.9
Having royal power to rule, shown by holding a long staff called a scepter
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛptərd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : soberano
  • In the painting, the sceptered figure represents authority and power.

Examples

  • The museum showcased a sceptered statue symbolizing the kingdom's long history.

  • This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle...

    Saint Jack (1979)

  • The city scene, in late afternoon sunlight, paled to grisaille after our feast of shimmering emeralds, sapphires, iridescent golds, musical angels, sceptered saints, and martyrs.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The sceptered monarch addressed his subjects from the grand balcony.

Synonyms

empowered
vssceptered
  • Formal
5 4.2

Having official power to make decisions

emphasizes royal symbolic sovereignty rather than simply delegated authority

How Regal

imperial
1 7.5
sceptered
  • Archaic
9.9
regal
30 5.3
crowned
1 4.4

Surface Forms

sceptered positive

Morphology

sceptered = scepter (transparent) = scepter + ed

Formed directly from the noun 'scepter' with the adjectival '-ed' meaning 'having or bearing a scepter', so the meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Sceptered comes from the Greek word skēptron, meaning 'staff' — the rod a ruler held as a sign of power, and from it we get the familiar word scepter. So to be sceptered is to be seen as holding that staff of authority, which is why it means having royal or legal power.