[американский вариант английского языка]; смотри значение sceptre
I. noun Etymology: Middle English sceptre, from Anglo-French septre, from Latin sceptrum, from Greek skēptron staff, scepter, from skēptesthai to prop oneself — more at shaft 1. a staff or baton borne by a sovereign as an emblem of authority 2. royal or imperial authority; sovereignty II. transitive verb (sceptered; sceptering) to invest with the scepter in token of royal authority