scepter

scep·ter

S0130600 (sĕp′tər)n.1. A staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority.2. Ruling power or authority; sovereignty.tr.v. scep·tered, scep·ter·ing, scep·ters To invest with royal authority.

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[Middle English sceptre, from Old French, from Latin scēptrum, from Greek skēptron.]

scep•ter

(ˈsɛp tər)

n. 1. a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power. 2. royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty. v.t. 3. to give a scepter to; invest with authority. Also, esp. Brit., sceptre. [1250–1300; Middle English (s)ceptre < Old French < Latin scēptrum < Greek skêptron staff] scep′tral (-trəl) adj.

scepter

Past participle: sceptered
Gerund: sceptering

Imperative
scepter
scepter

Present
I scepter
you scepter
he/she/it scepters
we scepter
you scepter
they scepter

Preterite
I sceptered
you sceptered
he/she/it sceptered
we sceptered
you sceptered
they sceptered

Present Continuous
I am sceptering
you are sceptering
he/she/it is sceptering
we are sceptering
you are sceptering
they are sceptering

Present Perfect
I have sceptered
you have sceptered
he/she/it has sceptered
we have sceptered
you have sceptered
they have sceptered

Past Continuous
I was sceptering
you were sceptering
he/she/it was sceptering
we were sceptering
you were sceptering
they were sceptering

Past Perfect
I had sceptered
you had sceptered
he/she/it had sceptered
we had sceptered
you had sceptered
they had sceptered

Future
I will scepter
you will scepter
he/she/it will scepter
we will scepter
you will scepter
they will scepter

Future Perfect
I will have sceptered
you will have sceptered
he/she/it will have sceptered
we will have sceptered
you will have sceptered
they will have sceptered

Future Continuous
I will be sceptering
you will be sceptering
he/she/it will be sceptering
we will be sceptering
you will be sceptering
they will be sceptering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sceptering
you have been sceptering
he/she/it has been sceptering
we have been sceptering
you have been sceptering
they have been sceptering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sceptering
you will have been sceptering
he/she/it will have been sceptering
we will have been sceptering
you will have been sceptering
they will have been sceptering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sceptering
you had been sceptering
he/she/it had been sceptering
we had been sceptering
you had been sceptering
they had been sceptering

Conditional
I would scepter
you would scepter
he/she/it would scepter
we would scepter
you would scepter
they would scepter

Past Conditional
I would have sceptered
you would have sceptered
he/she/it would have sceptered
we would have sceptered
you would have sceptered
they would have sceptered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scepter - the imperial authority symbolized by a sceptersceptresovereignty, reign - royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
	2.	scepter - a ceremonial or emblematic staff sceptre, verge, wandstaff - a rod carried as a symbolbauble - a mock scepter carried by a court jester

Translations

sceptre

(ˈseptə(r)) (American) scepter (ˈseptə) noun the ornamental rod carried by a monarch on ceremonial occasions as a sign of power. 權杖 节杖