scepters
Monarchs' ceremonial staffs
Scepters are ornamental staffs held by monarchs as symbols of royal authority.
The scepter appears in coronation ceremonies and formal portraits, representing sovereign power: The king raised his scepter.
Figuratively, to hold the scepter is to reign: She held the scepter for forty years.
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- sovereignSupreme in power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- kingMale crowned ruler
queen · orb · coronation · regalia · majesty · reign · ruler · dynasty
Energy transfer rate
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- dominionAuthority to rule
- controlAuthority to direct
governance · leadership · supremacy · jurisdiction · empire · sovereignty · mandate · decree
Ceremonial set of actions
- processionFormal moving line
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
heraldry · anointing · enthronement · jeweled · gilded · ornate · bejeweled · ceremonial
Power to enforce obedience
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- divineOf or from gods
- emblematicServing as a symbol
representation · iconography · allegory · personification · attribute · justice · mercy · wisdom
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
king · queen · orb · coronation · regalia · majesty · reign · ruler · dynasty · royal
power
Energy transfer rate
control · governance · leadership · supremacy · jurisdiction · empire · sovereignty · mandate · decree · influence
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- processionFormal moving line
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
pageantry · heraldry · anointing · enthronement · jeweled · gilded · ornate · bejeweled · ceremonial · treasury
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- divineOf or from gods
emblematic · representation · iconography · allegory · personification · attribute · justice · mercy · wisdom · virtue
- Egyptian Antiquitiesmummies, sarcophagi, sarcophagus, canopic jars, scarabs
- opulenceluxury, wealth, affluence, extravagance, opulence
- royal courtking, queen, prince, princess, crown
- royal treasurescrown jewels, imperial crown, royal regalia, imperial regalia, regalia
- treasuresjewels, gems, gold coins, crown jewel, artifacts
- diplomatic giftsartwork, paintings, vases, jade carvings, silk robes
scepterswalking sticks
Handheld mobility aids
canes · broomsticks · hoes · shovels · pitchforks
- royal scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- orb and scepterMonarchical authority symbols