About The Word Fasces
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Fasces
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What's The Definition Of 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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fasces: Related Terms | Find terms related to Fasces: armory | badge | badge of office | badges | bale | baton | bindle | blazonry | bolt | bouquet | brassard | budget | bundle | button | caduceus | cap and gown | chain | chain of office | class ring | cockade | collar | crook | crosier | cross | cross-staff | deck | decoration | dress | eagle | emblems | ensigns | fagot | fardel | fascine | figurehead | fleur-de-lis | gavel | hammer and sickle | heraldry | insignia | lapel pin | livery | mace | mantle | markings | medal | mortarboard | nosegay | old school tie | pack | package | packet | parcel | pin | portfolio | posy | quiver | regalia | ring | rod | rod of office | roll | rose | rouleau | scepter | school ring | shamrock | sheaf | sigillography | skull and crossbones | sphragistics | staff | swastika | tartan | thistle | tie | truncheon | truss | uniform | verge | wand | wand of office Fasces In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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