mace1
• noun 1 historical a heavy club with a spiked metal head. 2 a staff of office, especially the symbol of the Speaker’s authority in the House of Commons. 3 (Mace) trademark an irritant chemical used in an aerosol to disable attackers. — ORIGIN Old French masse ‘large hammer’.
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