scepter

scepter
Synonyms and related words:
baton, caduceus, cap of dignity, cap of maintenance, chain of office, coronet, crook, crosier, cross-staff, crown, diadem, ermine, fasces, gavel, great seal, mace, mantle, orb, portfolio, privy seal, purple, purple pall, regalia, robe of state, rod, rod of empire, rod of office, royal crown, seal, signet, staff, tiara, triple plume, truncheon, uraeus, wand, wand of office

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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 — Scepter, griech. deutsch, eigentlich Stab, bei allen indo germanischen und wahrscheinlich auch semitischen Völkern Zeichen der fürstl. u. richterlichen Würde; im Mittelalter das der Herrscherhoheit, sehr mannigfaltig verziert …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”