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Definition of Maces

Mace
Mace Mace, n. [Jav. & Malay. m[=a]s, fr. Skr. m[=a]sha a bean.] A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. --S. W. Williams.
Mace
Mace Mace, n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. ?; cf. Skr. makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.] (Bot.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg. Note: Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of M. Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.
Mace
Mace Mace, n. [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.] 1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor. --Chaucer. Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. --Milton. 2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. ``Swayed the royal mace.' --Wordsworth. 3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority. --Macaulay. 4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple. 5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand. Mace bearer, an officer who carries a mace before person in authority.

Meaning of Maces from wikipedia

- Look up Mace, mace, or maces in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mace may refer to: Mace (****e), a ****e derived from the aril of nutmeg Achillea ageratum...
- the year 3100 BC. The ****yrians used maces probably about nineteenth century BC and in their campaigns; the maces were usually made of stone or marble...
- few maces, such as the Winchcombe silver maces, which date from the end of the 15th century, were made to be carried both ways. The Guildford mace provides...
- A macer is an officer who bears a ceremonial mace. Macer is a Roman cognomen meaning "lean". Aemilius Macer was a Roman poet of the late Republic. Aemilius...
- Maces Spring is a small unincorporated community in Scott County, Virginia, along State Route 614, in an area known as Poor Valley. The settlement consists...
- the prophet Mohammed's first muezzin, Bilal ibn Ribah As for ceremonial maces, which symbolise the power or status of a monarch, institution or high dignitary...
- Maces Bay is a community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. List of communities in New Brunswick 45°05′57″N 66°28′16″W / 45.099215°N 66.471062°W...
- in Hindu physical culture, and is common in the akhara of north India. Maces of various weights and heights are used depending on the strength and skill...
- Nancy Ruth Mace (born December 4, 1977) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district...
- Mace is the brand name of an early type of aerosol self-defense spray invented by Alan Lee Litman in the 1960s. The first commercial product of its type...