Definition of "sceptred" [sceptred]

• Simple past tense and past participle of sceptre. (verb)

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• "Coward took the title of This Happy Breed from John of Gaunt's speech about the sceptred isle that's our one in Richard II."
• "Even better for Google is that this sceptred isle is probably much more profitable for it than the US operation: it doesn't have a huge headquarters with endlessly circulating electric buses though it does have two nice offices near London's Victoria station and it doesn't require server farms to work across huge distances as in the US."
• "Writing from Dorset, I am piqued that he overlooked the wealthy owners with empty spare houses, of which this sceptred county has more than its fair share."