sceptre

sɛptʁ

Definition

Definition of sceptre - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

insigne royal

Dated

bâton orné que porte un roi comme symbole de son pouvoir

Dated

Le roi tenait fermement son sceptre durant la cérémonie du couronnement.

insigne

monarchie

Dated

pouvoir royal ou autorité suprême d'un souverain

Dated

Il a hérité du sceptre de son père à l'âge de vingt ans.

autorité

pouvoir

dominationposition de supériorité ou de domination dans un domaine

Cette entreprise détient le sceptre de l'innovation technologique depuis des années.

domination

suprématie

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bâton orné que porte un roi comme symbole de son pouvoir

Origin of sceptre

latin, sceptre (bâton de commandement)

Terms with sceptre included in their meaning

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attributs royaux

symboles du pouvoir

objets montrant la fonction de roi, comme couronne, sceptre

trident

mythologie

fourche à trois pointes utilisée comme sceptre de Neptune

marotte

bouffon

sceptre du bouffon avec une tête grotesque et des grelots

main de justice

histoire

sceptre royal surmonté d'une main, symbole du pouvoir judiciaire du roi

Examples of sceptre in a sentence

La reine posa le sceptre sur le coussin royal.
Le sceptre symbolise la puissance du roi.
Après la cérémonie, le sceptre fut exposé au public.
Le sceptre du marché du luxe change rarement de mains.
Elle a conquis le sceptre de la mode parisienne.

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English:scepter, sovereignty, ...
German:Zepter, Herrschaftssymbol, ...
Italian:scettro, potere sovrano, ...
Spanish:cetro, poder real, ...
Portuguese:cetro, poder real, ...
Chinese:权杖, 王权, ...
Japanese:王笏, 王権, ...
Arabic:صولجان, سلطة ملكية, ...
Hebrew:שַׁרְבִּיט, שַׁרְבִיט, ...
Russian:скипетр, власть монарха, ...
Ukrainian:скипетр, скіпетр, ...
Catalan:sceptre, poder de domini, ...
Danish:scepter, kongevælde, ...
Dutch:scepter, koningschap, ...
Greek:σκήπτρο, βασιλική εξουσία, ...
Hungarian:jogar, királyi hatalom, ...
Khmer:ដំបងរាជ្យ, រាជអំណាច, ...
Korean:홀, 왕권, ...
Polish:berło, władza królewska, ...
Portuguese (BR):cetro, poder real, ...
Romanian:scepter, sceptru, ...
Swedish:spira, kungamakt, ...
Thai:คทา, อำนาจราชา, ...
Turkish:asa, iktidar, ...
Vietnamese:vương trượng, quyền trượng, ...

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Definition of sceptre - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Images of sceptre

Origin of sceptre

Terms related to sceptre

Terms with sceptre included in their meaning

Examples of sceptre in a sentence

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