A staff or batoon borne by kings on solemn occasions, as a badge of authority. Hence,

The appropriate ensign of royalty; an ensign of higher antiquity than the crown. Hence,

Royal power or authority; as, to assume the scepter. The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, till Shiloh come. Genesis 49:10.

Aconstellation.

To invest with royal authority, or with the ensign of authority.