Scepter
Scepter , noun
[French sceptre, Latin sceptrum, from Greek {not transcribed} a staff to lean upon, a scepter; probably akin to English shaft. See Shaft, and compare Scape a stem, shaft.]
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.
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.
Also: Sceptre
Scepter , transitive verb
To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority.
To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends.
Also: Sceptre