Back صولجان (عصا) Arabic Cetru AST Skeptron AZ Скіпетр BE রাজদণ্ড Bengali/Bangla Bazh-roue BR Ceptre Catalan Žezlo Czech Teyrnwialen CY Scepter Danish

Sceptre

For other uses, see Sceptre (disambiguation).
Relief carving of Darius the Great of Persia on his throne, holding a sceptre and lotus

A sceptre (or scepter in American English) is a staff or wand held in the hand by a ruling monarch as an item of royal or imperial insignia, signifying sovereign authority.