was-sceptre

English

Alternative forms
  • was sceptre
  • was-scepter, was scepter (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian wꜣs (“sceptre, rule”), compounded with sceptre.

Noun

was-sceptre (plural was-sceptres) (British spelling)

  1. (Egyptology) a type of sceptre appearing in Ancient Egyptian art and hieroglyphs

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