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sceptring

sceptring is the present participle and gerund of sceptre.

Meaning of sceptre

Verb

sceptre (third-person singular simple present sceptres, present participle sceptring, simple past and past participle sceptred)

  1. To give a sceptre to.
    • To Britain's queen the sceptred suppliant bends.1713, Thomas Tickell, On the Prospect of Peace
  2. (figuratively) To invest with royal power.

See all 4 meanings of sceptre

Questions about sceptring

What is sceptring the present participle and gerund of?
Sceptring is the present participle and gerund of sceptre.

Words near sceptring in the dictionary

  1. sceptred
  2. sceptredom
  3. sceptreless
  4. sceptres
  5. sceptrin
  6. sceptring
  7. sceptrule
  8. sceptrumgenin
  9. Scerbo
  10. Scerbos
  11. scerne

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