单词 | sceptreless |
释义 | sceptrelessadj. 1. Obeying no sceptre. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [adjective] > not subordinate or subject freeOE unsubjectc1384 unsubordinate1641 unsubservient1656 unsubordinated1658 self-directed1742 sceptreless1820 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. iv. 120 The man remains Sceptreless, free, uncircumscribed. 2. Wielding no sceptre. ΚΠ 1838 T. N. Talfourd Athenian Captive i. i Sceptreless, uncrown'd, Unheeded. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1820 |
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