FASCES


Meaning of FASCES in English

[fas.ces] n pl but sing or pl in constr [L, fr. pl. of fascis bundle; akin to L fascia] (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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