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Definitions for: Mace
[n] a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
[n] spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
[n] an official who carries a mace of office
[n] (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
Webster (1913) Definition: Mace, n. [Jav. & Malay. m[=a]s, fr. Skr. m[=a]sha a
bean.]
A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael;
also, a weight of 57.98 grains. --S. W. Williams.
Mace, n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. ?; cf. Skr.
makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.]
(Bot.)
A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See
Nutmeg.
Note: Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white
mace that of M. Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the
same genus with the nutmeg tree.
Mace, n. [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of
which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]
1. 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.
--Chaucer.
Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. --Milton.
2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate
as an ensign of his authority. ``Swayed the royal mace.''
--Wordsworth.
3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
--Macaulay.
4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to
make it supple.
5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end
suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
Mace bearer, an officer who carries a mace before person in
authority.
Synonyms: Chemical Mace, macebearer, macer
See Also: functionary, liquid, nutmeg, official, spice, staff
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