was-sceptre
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Egyptian wꜣs (“was-sceptre, rule”), compounded with sceptre.
Noun
editwas-sceptre (plural was-sceptres) (British spelling)
- (Egyptology) a type of sceptre with an animal head and a forked tail appearing in Ancient Egyptian art and hieroglyphs