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| mace [ mayss ] (plural mac·es) |
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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
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2. spiked metal club: a medieval weapon in the form of a heavy club with a round spiked metal head
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| [13th century. < Old French< Latin mateola "mallet"] |
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