A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents.
A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.
Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty; as, to assume the scepter.
To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority.
the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
a ceremonial or emblematic staff
a divine rod held by a king to symbolize his rule that upholds truth and justice
a rod or wand held in the hand as an emblem of power or authority
a staff carried by royalty as a symbol of power
a staff held by a sovereign on ceremonial occasions as an emblem of authority
a stick kings hold in their hand to symbolize their rule, authority, kingdom of power and majesty
a staff or baton carried as an emblem of authority
staff often carried by gods and goddesses as a symbol of their divine power which also served to represent imperial power during the later empire.
An ceremonial staff held by a royal representative that represents authoritarian power. The original SCEPTER design may have once been based on a type of "crystal gun" device used by royal agents wherein PIEZOELECTRIC energy was projected from the staff to blind or shock targeted persons. See THOR.
A symbol of spiritual and worldly power used as a part of royal insignia. A scepter is really nothing more than a simple staff, but the ones used in ceremony are usually highly decorated with precious metals and gemstones. The topping of a scepter varied in different countries and in different periods. In the Middle Ages two forms were distinguished: a long staff (baculum), otherwise called rod, and a short one (sceptrum), although their meaning was identical. The long staff, topped with a globe, is a typical attribute of God in Carolingian painting. A scepter could be crowned with three leaves or a lily, a globe, a bird, etc.
