1. bearing or wielding a scepter as a symbol of royal authority
Usage: formal; literary
2. having royal power or authority
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The sceptered king ruled over a vast empire.
• She portrayed the sceptered queen with great dignity.
• The sceptered monarch addressed the assembled nobles.
• Ancient paintings depicted the sceptered pharaoh in ceremonial robes.
• The poet wrote of sceptered rulers and their divine right to govern.
• In the play, the sceptered tyrant meets his downfall.