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Definition of mace noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mace

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/meɪs/
 
/meɪs/
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  1. [countable] a large decorated stick, carried as a sign of authority by an official such as a mayor compare sceptre
    CultureIn the British House of Commons the mace is a rod decorated with silver and gold that is kept as symbol of the authority of the Speaker.
  2. [countable] a large heavy stick that has a head with metal points on it, used in the past as a weapon
  3. [uncountable] the dried outer layer that covers nutmegs (= the hard nuts of a tropical tree), used in cooking as a spiceTopics Foodc2
    4. Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Old French masse ‘large hammer’.sense 3 Middle English macis (taken as plural), via Old French from Latin macir.
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