mace
Definition of mace:
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part of speech: noun
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part of speech: noun
A staff used as an ensign of authority: the heavier rod used in billiards: formerly, a weapon of offence, consisting of a staff headed with a heavy spiked ball of iron.
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part of speech: noun
The insignia of authority in the form of a club, and generally surmounted by a crown, borne before high officials, as mayors, lord provosts, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Lord Chancellor, & c.; anciently, a weapon of war in the form of a club; the heavy rod used at billiards.
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part of speech: noun
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Common misspellings:
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- macey (100.0%)
Usage examples for mace:
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Professor Mace in his essay on Method in History, tells us that there are two distinct phases to every historical event.
"Craftsmanship in Teaching" – William Chandler Bagley -
The beadle recognized me with a confidential nod, inspected the pulpit robe which I had donned, and taking up the " Books," he led the way to the pulpit steps with an air which might have provoked the envy of the most solemn mace bearer who ever served his king.
"St. Cuthbert's" – Robert E. Knowles