SCEPTER (2)

{ Scep″ter, Scep″tre }, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sceptered (?) or Sceptred (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Sceptering (?) or Sceptring (�).] To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority. To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends. Tickell.