FASCES


Meaning of FASCES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfas-ˌēz ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: Latin, from plural of fascis bundle; akin to Latin fascia

Date: 1598

: a bundle of rods and among them an ax with projecting blade borne before ancient Roman magistrates as a badge of authority

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.