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Definitions for: Fasces [n] bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of Fascism
Webster (1913) Definition: Fas"ces, n. pl. [L., pl. of fascis bundle; cf. fascia a
band, and Gr. fa`kelos a bundle.], (Rom. Antiq.)
A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade
projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of
their authority.
See Also: allegory, emblem
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