scepter

A staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority.

Ruling power or authority; sovereignty.

To invest with royal authority.

A staff of office of the character accepted as peculiar to royalty or independent sovereignty.

Royal power or authority: as, to assume the scepter.

To give a scepter to; invest with royal authority, or with the emblem of authority.

A common name for the gold sovereign of James I. of England.

A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.

Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty.