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Noun

Plural: fasces

fasces - 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

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Wiktionary

fasces (Noun)
A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

fasces (pl.)
A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

fasces
fas′ēz, n.pl. a bundle of rods with an axe in the middle, borne before the ancient Roman principal magistrates. [L. fascis, a bundle.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

fasces
Bundles of rods usually made of birch, but sometimes of elm, with an axe projecting from the middle of them, which were carried before the chief magistrates of ancient Rome, as symbols of their power over life and limb. They were borne by the lictors, at first before the kings; in the time of the republic, before consuls and prætors; and afterwards before the emperors.