FASCES


Meaning of FASCES in English

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

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