Mace

/meis/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority: A heavy, often ornamented club or staff, used historically as a weapon and now carried in formal ceremonies by officials.
    • A spice made from the dried fleshy covering (aril) of the nutmeg seed: A yellowish-brown spice with a warm, sweet, and slightly peppery flavor, used in cooking and baking.
    • An official who carries a mace of office: A person, such as a sergeant-at-arms, whose duty includes carrying the ceremonial mace in processions or legislative assemblies.
    • (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: A brand name for a type of pepper spray or similar defensive chemical agent.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Ceremonial Staff):
    • The university chancellor carried the ornate mace at the head of the graduation procession.
    • The mace is placed on a stand in front of the Speaker during parliamentary sessions.
  • Noun (Spice):
    • The recipe calls for a pinch of mace to enhance the flavor of the pumpkin pie.
    • Mace and nutmeg come from the same fruit but have distinct tastes.
  • Noun (Official):
    • The mace led the formal parade into the hall.
  • Noun (Defensive Spray):
    • She carried a can of Mace in her purse for personal protection.
Advanced Usage
  • "to bear the mace": To hold or carry the ceremonial mace, symbolizing one's official role.
    • The sergeant-at-arms bears the mace when the House is in session.
  • "under the mace": Referring to the authority or jurisdiction symbolized by the mace, often in a legislative context.
    • The debate was conducted under the mace, following strict rules of order.
Variants and Related Words
  • Macebearer (n): Another term for an official who carries a mace.
    • The macebearer walked solemnly ahead of the mayor.
  • Mace spray (n): A common generic term for defensive aerosol sprays similar to the trademarked product.
    • Police officers are often equipped with mace spray.
Synonyms
  • Ceremonial Staff: Scepter, staff, baton.
  • Spice: (No direct single-word synonym; it is a specific spice).
  • Official: Sergeant-at-arms, beadle.
  • Defensive Spray: Pepper spray, incapacitant spray.
Related Phrases
  • "More than one way to skin a cat" (Idiom, not directly related but sometimes used in contexts discussing alternatives, including different uses of a word like 'mace').
    • When the spice shop was out of mace, she remembered there's more than one way to skin a cat and used a blend of cinnamon and allspice instead.
Idioms
  • "To be maced": To be sprayed with a defensive chemical agent like Mace.
    • The protester was maced by security after climbing the barrier.
  • "The mace and the gavel": Symbolizing legislative authority and order (the mace for the body, the gavel for the presiding officer).
    • The ceremony represented the transfer of power, symbolized by the mace and the gavel.
Noun
  1. a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
  2. spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
  3. an official who carries a mace of office
  4. (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

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