besceptred

See also: be-sceptred

English

Adjective

besceptred (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of besceptered
   • 1909, Anatole France, “Jeanne’s Voices”, in Winifred Stephens, transl., The Life of Joan of Arc, volume I, London: John Lane, The Bodley Head; New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, pages 56–57:

     Notwithstanding the father lies becrowned and besceptred in the basilica of Saint-Denys in France, the son is but the dauphin and will not enter into his inheritance till the day when the oil of the inexhaustible ampulla shall flow over his forehead.

   • 1975, Mary Boyce, A History of Zoroastrianism, page 331:

     His majesty is further declared by the fact of that in the dexiosis reliefs he alone is shown still enthroned, sceptre in his left hand, turning to give his right hand to the likewise besceptred mortal king.

   • 1977, Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome, page 231:

     The finely muscled and besceptred Jupiter stands in strong contrast with the awe-struck emperor.

   • 1996 August 6, Jason and Heather, “Of Vipers and Militias”, in az.politics (Usenet):

     When Mr. Madison told us in The Federalist No. 46 that we need have no fear of the new central government removing from our American populace "the advantage of being armed, which the American possess over the people of almost every other nation," since any encroachment on our liberties by the new federal government would provoke "plans of resistance" and an "appeal to a trial of force," that to any regular army of the central government "would be opposed a militia amounting to near half a million citizens with arms in their hands," can there be any doubt he referred to private citizens, not answerable to any of the besceptred central authorities at whose thrones Mr. Mcafee grovels?