Lictor's rods

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• Lictor — Lic tor (l[i^]k t[o^]r), n. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) An officer who bore an ax and fasces or rods, as ensigns of his office. His duty was to attend the chief magistrates when they appeared in public, to clear the way, and cause due respect to be paid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• fasces — 1590s, from L. fasces bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade projecting (pl. of fascis bundle of wood, etc.), perhaps from PIE *bhasko band, bundle (Cf. M.Ir. basc neckband, Welsh baich load, burden, O.E. bæst inner bark of the linden… …   Etymology dictionary