An ornamented staff carried by rulers on...

An ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty

A) spectacle

B) receptacle

C) sceptre

D) zephyr

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sceptre (N.) : a decorated rod carried by the king and the Queen at ceremonies as a symbol of their power .

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