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Fasces

Fasces Meaning & Definition
Fasces Definition And Meaning

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:

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See Also | allegory | emblem

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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