dissceptre
dissceptre verb: synonym of unsceptre.
Verb
dissceptre (third-person singular simple present dissceptres, present participle dissceptring, simple past and past participle dissceptred)
- Synonym of unsceptre.
- “How art thou fallen, oh thou Morning star! / “For we are kings at least, and take our fill / “Of rest, each one in glory on his bed, / “Strewn with sweet odours, divers kinds of spice, / “But thou art as a wanderer in our land, / “Thy carcase, trodden under foot of men— / “Disrobed, dissceptred...1860, William Alexander, The Waters of Babylon. A Prize Poem (University of Oxford Prize Poem on a Sacred Subject, 1857–1860), Oxford, Oxfordshire: T[homas] and G[eorge] Shrimpton; Dublin: Hodges and...
- Her voice dies away, and her head sinks on her breast. His high Queen! Already she looks discrowned and dissceptred.1883, Rhoda Broughton, Belinda. A Novel. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley and Son, […], period IV, chapter IV, page 253
- Synonyms:
- unsceptre
Synonyms of dissceptre
Forms of dissceptre
| third-person singular present | dissceptres |
|---|---|
| present participle | dissceptring |
| past participle | dissceptred |
| past | dissceptred |
Origin of dissceptre
From dis- + sceptre.
Questions about dissceptre
- What does dissceptre mean?
- Dissceptre means synonym of unsceptre.
- What part of speech is dissceptre?
- Dissceptre is a verb.
- What is the past tense of dissceptre?
- The past tense of dissceptre is dissceptred.
Words near dissceptre in the dictionary
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