n.pl. Rom.Hist. 1 a bundle of rods with a projecting axe-blade, carried by a lictor as a symbol of a magistrate's power. 2 hist. (in Fascist Italy) emblems of authority.
[ L, pl. of fascis bundle ]
FASCES
Meaning of FASCES in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012