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单词 sceptreless
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sceptrelessadj.

Etymology: < sceptre n. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsceptreless.
1. Obeying no sceptre.
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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.
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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).
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