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Definitions for Mace

[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] Billiards . a light stick with a flat head, formerly used at times instead of a cue.
[5] a spice ground from the layer between a nutmeg shell and its outer husk, resembling nutmeg in flavor.
[6] Also called Chemical Mace. a nonlethal spray containing purified tear gas and chemical solvents that temporarily incapacitate a person mainly by causing eye and skin irritations: used especially as a means of subduing rioters.
[7] (sometimes lowercase ) to attack with Mace spray.
[8] a club, usually having a spiked metal head, used esp in the Middle Ages
[9] a ceremonial staff of office carried by certain officials
[10] See macebearer
[11] an early form of billiard cue
[12] a spice made from the dried aril round the nutmeg seed
[13] trademark a liquid causing tears and nausea, used as a spray for riot control, etc
[14] (tr; sometimes not capital) to use Mace on

Words related to Mace

baton, club, staff, rod, spice, mallet

Words nearby Mace

macdiarmid, macdonald, macdonnell ranges, macdonough, macdowell, mace, macebearer, maced., macedoine, macedon, macedonia

Origin of Mace

1965–70; probably from mace1 (in the sense “clublike weapon”)

Word origin for Mace

C14: formed as a singular from Old French macis (wrongly assumed to be plural), from Latin macir an oriental spice

Synonyms for Mace

baton, club, mallet, rod, spice, staff