scepter or sceptre
📖 Definitions
noun
A wand held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority and power.
verb tr.
To invest with authority and power.
💬 Usage Examples
“Taught from infancy that beauty is woman’s sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.” Mary Wollstonecraft; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; 1792.