Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

mace

1. mace \'ma-s\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL mattia; akin to OHG medela 
   plow, L Xmateola mallet 1a: a heavy often spiked staff or club used esp. in 
   the Middle Ages for bre aking armor 1b: a club used as a weapon  2a: an 
   ornamental staff borne as a symbol of authority before a public offi cial 
   or a legislative body 2b: one who carries a mace  3a: a rod with a flat 
   wooden head formerly used in billiards instead of a c ue 3b: a similar rod 
   in bagatelle 
2. mace n [ME, fr. MF macis, fr. L macir, an East Indian spice, fr. Gk 
   mak]ir : an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous 
   covering of a  nutmeg