Definitions for the word "mace" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
1 staff of office, esp. Symbol of the speaker''s authority in the house of commons. 2 person bearing this. [french from romanic]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
9. n.
Dried outer covering of the nutmeg as a spice. [latin macir]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
10. slang
to sponge, swindle, or beg, in a polite way: “give it him (a
shopkeeper) on the MACE,” _i.e._, obtain goods on credit and never pay
for them; also termed “striking the MACE.”
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
11. slang
to welsh, to obtain money without any expectation of being able
to pay or intention of paying.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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