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• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mace — Ⅰ. mace [1] ► NOUN 1) historical a heavy club with a spiked metal head. 2) a staff of office, especially the symbol of the Speaker s authority in the House of Commons. 3) (Mace) trademark an irritant chemical used in an aerosol to disable… …   English terms dictionary

• mace — mace1 [mās] n. [ME < OFr masse < VL * mattea, a club < L * matea < IE base * mat , a hoe, club > MATTOCK] 1. a) a heavy medieval war club, often with a spiked, metal head b) any similar weapon 2. a) a …   English World dictionary

• mace — {{11}}mace (n.1) heavy metal weapon, often with a spiked head, late 13c., from O.Fr. mace a club, scepter (Mod.Fr. masse), from V.L. *mattea (Cf. It. mazza, Sp. maza mace ), from L. mateola (in L.L. also matteola) a kind of mallet. The Latin word …   Etymology dictionary

• mace — mace1 /mays/, n. 1. a clublike armor breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages. 2. a ceremonial staff carried before or by certain officials as a symbol of office. 3. macebearer. 4.… …   Universalium

• mace — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Old French mascie, macis, from Medieval Latin macis Date: 13th century an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg II. noun Etymology: Middle English,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mace — I [[t]meɪs[/t]] n. 1) a clublike armor breaking weapon, often with a spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages 2) gov a ceremonial staff symbolic of office 3) gov macebearer • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < OF (F masse) large hammer, mace …   From formal English to slang

• mace — meɪs n. spiked club used as a weapon; spice ground from the outer shell of the nutmeg …   English contemporary dictionary

• mace — I. /meɪs / (say mays) noun 1. History a club like weapon of war often with a flanged or spiked metal head. 2. a staff borne before or by certain officials as a symbol of office. 3. the bearer of such a staff. 4. Billiards a light stick with a… …  

• List of premodern combat weapons — Premodern combat weapons include include both ranged weapons and mêlée weapons weapons which, in general, existed before the invention of the true flintlock gun around 1610, or until the 1700 s for incendiary weaponscite book | title=Weapon: A… …   Wikipedia

• Gatka — For other uses, see Gatka (disambiguation). Gatka Gatka demonstration at the head of a procession to celebrate the 538th birthday of Nanak Dev in Bedford, England Focus Weapons (sticks simulating swords) …   Wikipedia