SCEPTER

scepter. Scepter, n. a royal ensign carried in the hand, a constellatin

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{ Scep″ter, Scep″tre } (?), n. [[F. sceptre, L. sceptrum, from Gr. � a staff to lean upon, a scepter; probably akin to E. shaft. See Shaft, and cf. Scape a stem, shaft.]] 1. 1. A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.
And the king held out Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Esther v. 2. 2. 2. Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty; as, to assume the scepter.
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come. Gen. xlix. 10.