Results for mace

Definitions of mace:

part of speech: noun

A spice, the second coat of the nutmeg.

part of speech: noun

A spice; the aril or second coat of the nutmeg.

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.

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.

Usage examples for mace:

• The Whigs were reminded that those same soldiers had taken the mace from the table of the House of Commons. "The History of England from the Accession of James II. Volume 5 (of 5)", Thomas Babington Macaulay

• The black knight shouted out some words of command, and swinging up the iron mace in his hand, strode forward clanking towards Sir John, who raised his arm as though to shield himself from the blow. "Men of Iron", Ernie Howard Pyle

• Fancy that, now- our mace carried by a policeman! "In the Mayor's Parlour", J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher