noun an officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
2. mace ·noun a knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
3. mace ·noun a staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.
4. mace ·noun a kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. ·see nutmeg.
5. mace ·noun a money of account in china equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.
6. mace ·noun a rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
7. mace ·noun a heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club;
used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the middle ages, for breaking metal armor.