sceptre

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She was also a severe asthmatic, always followed by a "frightened minion carrying her asthma inhaler, as though it were a crown, or a sceptre of some sort".

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

The result: An imposing figure of a seated emperor, draped in a gilded tunic and holding a sceptre and orb, gazing out over his Rome from a side garden of the Capitoline Museums.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

During the Westminster Abbey ceremony, the King was anointed with "holy oil", and received the orb and sceptre, symbols of royalty.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

The King will receive the the crown, sceptre and sword which make up the Honours of Scotland.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

The king seated himself in the right-hand throne with a golden crown upon his head and a jeweled sceptre in one pale hand.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin