sceptraladj.
/ˈsɛptrəl/ Pertaining to a sceptre; serving as a sceptre.
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1838 Fraser's Mag. 18 447 Zeus grasps the sceptral lightnings of the air.
1877 R. D. Blackmore Cripps xxxviii The Carrier..bore with a bent arm and set muscle the sceptral whip of the family.
1884 A. C. Swinburne Midsummer Holiday 12 Sceptral stems bore stars whose reign endures, not flowers that fall.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1838- evening knowledge
- evening mass
- evening meal
- evening news
- evening out
- evening paper
- evening party
- evening prayer
- evening primrose
- evening primrose oil
- evening rike
- evening school
- evening service
- evening song
- evening star
- evening suit
- evening time
- evening wear
- evening-dressed
- evening-end
- evening-lighted
- evening-out
- evening-tide
- evening-up
- eveningdressed