fasces

[ fas-eez ]

/ ˈfæs iz /

noun (usually used with a singular verb)

a bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade projecting, borne before Roman magistrates as an emblem of official power.

Origin of fasces

1590–1600; <Latin, plural of fascis bundle, pack

Words nearby fasces

fartlek, Faruk I, Far West, FAS, FASB, fasces, Fasching, fascia, fascia adherens, fascia graft, fasciate

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Example sentences from the Web for fasces

The literature of Rome herself was regarded with contempt by those who had fled before her arms, and who bowed beneath her fasces.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
On one side of it is a bust of the general, and on the other a trophy of English arms surrounding a fasces.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
Before him strode his twelve lictors bearing their fasces erect.
A Friend of Caesar|William Stearns Davis
Against the wall they placed their twelve fasces—a bundle of sticks with an axe in the centre.
Herodias|Gustave Flaubert

On his arrival, he assumed all the insignia of a supreme magistrate being preceded by lictors carrying the axes and fasces.
Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome|Oliver Goldsmith

British Dictionary definitions for fasces

fasces

/ (ˈfæsiːz) /

pl n singular -cis (-sɪs)

(in ancient Rome) one or more bundles of rods containing an axe with its blade protruding; a symbol of a magistrate's power

(in modern Italy) such an object used as the symbol of Fascism

Word Origin for fasces

C16: from Latin, plural of fascis bundle

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单词	fasces
释义	fasces [ fas-eez ] / ˈfæs iz / noun (usually used with a singular verb) a bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade projecting, borne before Roman magistrates as an emblem of official power. Origin of fasces 1590–1600; <Latin, plural of fascis bundle, pack Words nearby fasces fartlek, Faruk I, Far West, FAS, FASB, fasces, Fasching, fascia, fascia adherens, fascia graft, fasciate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fasces The literature of Rome herself was regarded with contempt by those who had fled before her arms, and who bowed beneath her fasces. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4)\|Thomas Babington Macaulay On one side of it is a bust of the general, and on the other a trophy of English arms surrounding a fasces. Travels Through North America, v. 1-2\|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach Before him strode his twelve lictors bearing their fasces erect. A Friend of Caesar\|William Stearns Davis Against the wall they placed their twelve fasces—a bundle of sticks with an axe in the centre. Herodias\|Gustave Flaubert On his arrival, he assumed all the insignia of a supreme magistrate being preceded by lictors carrying the axes and fasces. Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome\|Oliver Goldsmith British Dictionary definitions for fasces fasces / (ˈfæsiːz) / pl n singular -cis (-sɪs) (in ancient Rome) one or more bundles of rods containing an axe with its blade protruding; a symbol of a magistrate's power (in modern Italy) such an object used as the symbol of Fascism Word Origin for fasces C16: from Latin, plural of fascis bundle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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