adjective
- bearing or wielding a scepter as a symbol of royal authority; having royal power
Usage: literary; formal
Examples
- The sceptred king ruled over vast territories.
- She wrote about the sceptred monarchs of ancient times.
- The painting depicted a sceptred ruler on his throne.
- In the poem, the sceptred sovereign commanded respect.
- The sceptred dynasty lasted for centuries.
- He studied the history of sceptred European royalty.