staff vs sceptre

staff and sceptre both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sceptre is a hyponym of staff; that is, sceptre is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than staff:

Other hyponyms of staff include crosier, crozier, mace, scepter, verge, wand, tipstaff.

staff (noun)	sceptre (noun)
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose	a ceremonial or emblematic staff
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written	the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
a rod carried as a symbol
the body of teachers and administrators at a school
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration

staff (verb)	sceptre (verb)
provide with staff
serve on the staff of