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sceptral

/ˈsɛp.tɹəl/

sceptral adjective: of, relating to, or similar to a sceptre.

Adjective

sceptral (comparative more sceptral, superlative most sceptral)

  1. Of, relating to, or similar to a sceptre.
  2. Sovereign.
    • But he / Right wrathfully / Bears on his sceptral soul unbent / And rules thereby the heavenly seed,...1833, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Prometheus Bound

Forms of sceptral

comparativemore sceptral
superlativemost sceptral

Origin of sceptral

From sceptre + -al.

Questions about sceptral

What does sceptral mean?
Sceptral means of, relating to, or similar to a sceptre.
What part of speech is sceptral?
Sceptral is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sceptral?
Sceptral is pronounced /ˈsɛp.tɹəl/.

Words near sceptral in the dictionary

  1. scepticizes
  2. scepticizing
  3. sceptick
  4. scepticks
  5. sceptics
  6. sceptral
  7. sceptre
  8. sceptred
  9. sceptredom
  10. sceptreless
  11. sceptres

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