was-sceptre

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Etymology

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

Noun

was-sceptre (plural was-sceptres)

  1. (Egyptology, British spelling) A type of sceptre with an animal head and a forked tail appearing in Ancient Egyptian art and hieroglyphs.

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