sceptre vs reign

sceptre and reign both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sceptre	Yes	No	No	No
reign	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, reign is a hypernym of sceptre; that is, reign is a word with a broader meaning than sceptre:

Other hypernyms of sceptre include sovereignty.

sceptre (noun)	reign (noun)
a ceremonial or emblematic staff	royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter	the period during which a monarch is sovereign
	a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful

sceptre (verb)	reign (verb)
	have sovereign power
	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance