sceptre
part of speech
noun (a sceptre, sceptres)
meaning for a pupil
1) A sceptre is a decorated rod or staff carried by a king or queen at ceremonies as a sign of their power. tree →
2) The sceptre can also mean royal power itself. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons and on visits to see crown jewels, pupils see sceptres with jewels and crosses on top. In stories and the Bible, a king holds out his sceptre; in the book of Esther, the king holds out his gold sceptre to Queen Esther to show she may approach. Phrases: "the royal sceptre", "orb and sceptre", "crown and sceptre".
examples
- The king held the sceptre in his right hand. tree →
- The crown, orb and sceptre were kept in the Tower of London. tree →
- (Bible) The king held out his gold sceptre to Queen Esther. tree →
- The queen in our play had a sceptre made of a painted stick. tree →
- The sceptre had a huge diamond at the top. tree →
- In the story, whoever held the magic sceptre ruled the land. tree →
- In the one Omar had chosen lay a little gold crown and sceptre on a velvet cushion. tree →
note
British spelling: sceptre; American spelling: scepter. Pronounced SEP-ter (the c is silent). Countable: a sceptre, sceptres. Do not confuse with "spectre" (a ghost).
In the corpora
- The well, which the princes digged, which the nobles of the people delved, with the sceptre, and with their staves.
- The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers,
- Thy throne given of God is for ever and ever; a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.
- Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.
Trees and pragmatics
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