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mace (1)

mace [ mayss ] (plural maces)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. ceremonial staff of office: a stick or rod, usually with an ornamental head, carried by officials on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of authority

2. 
Same as  macebearer


3. spiked metal club: a medieval weapon in the form of a heavy club with a round spiked metal head

4. cue games early billiard cue: an early form of the modern billiard cue

[13th century. < Old French< Latin mateola 'mallet']
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