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Sceptred vs Sceptre - What's the difference?

sceptred | sceptre |

As verbs the difference between sceptred and sceptre

is that sceptred is past tense of sceptre while sceptre is to give a sceptre to.

As a noun sceptre is

an ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

As a proper noun Sceptre is

a village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

sceptred

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sceptre)

    • Anagrams

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    sceptre

    English

    (wikipedia sceptre)

    Alternative forms

    * scepter (US)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

    • Derived terms

    *

    Usage notes

    This spelling has become relatively common in the United States due to the tendency to adopt British spellings when referring to archaic terms or items.

    Verb

    (sceptr)
  • To give a sceptre to.
  • * Tickell
    • To Britain's queen the sceptred suppliant bends.

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    sceptre

    English

    (wikipedia sceptre)

    Alternative forms

    * scepter (US)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

    • Derived terms

    *

    Usage notes

    This spelling has become relatively common in the United States due to the tendency to adopt British spellings when referring to archaic terms or items.

    Verb

    (sceptr)
  • To give a sceptre to.
  • * Tickell
    • To Britain's queen the sceptred suppliant bends.

    Anagrams

    *